Bowmore 12 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 22 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Emphatic burnt grass. Peaty. Soft smokiness. Palate Fragrant smokiness seems to waft against an oily, earthy, background. Some seaweed. Some sherry. Finish Not only is the smokiness sustained all the way through, it surges in the finish. Lots of salt, too. Comment Glad to see a Bowmore with an age rather than a brand-name.

Dave Broom Nose Attractive, perfumed fairly intense maritime nose: dark chocolate, orange peel, quite buttery with dry lavender-tinged smoke. Palate Rounded, and soft, then it dries half-way as the peaty notes (hessian, smoke) take over, then comes flowers, parma violet, rose and always those soft fruits. Finish Nut and fragrant smoke. Light touch of buttered kippers (a breakfast dram?) Comment Great balance between dry smoke and soft fruits.