Bowmore 17 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 50 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Flowery, peaty. Mix of turf, dried herb and heather, lightly smoked. Briny notes emerge. A delicate intricacy of aromas. Palate Very smooth and velvety. Malty with an assertive smoky tone soothed by liquorice and coconut. Wood keeps control of peat and smoke. A salty feel. Finish Dry, liquoriced, with an oaky edge. Comment More integration but a real earthy presence. Water does not make a drastic change.

Dave Broom Nose Richer with scented peat hanging above it all: heather, hint of lavender essential oil, then into cod liver oil, shoreline. Less overtly briny. Well balanced notes of brazil nut, moist tobacco, resin, liqueur chocolate, walnut, dried fruit, Jaffa cake. Palate Chewy and soft. Peat has a bigger say in centre, chocolate, mint. A slightly soapy note. Finish Perfumed, slightly cloying. Comment The peat is fully integrated, beginning to play a supporting role to the oak.