Duncan Taylor Bowmore 22 Years Old

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

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Spirity. Alcohol tickles nostrils, a creamy custardy sweetness in the back with a fruity sourness. Peat is hardly discernable. Palate Sweet and sour. Smooth too. Peat and smoke have been melted into a fruit basket. An earthy touch. Finish Dry, peppery. Not smoked nor peated Comment An almost unpeated version of Bowmore? A (too) perfect integration of peat in wood? Unusual.

Dave Broom Nose Salty and vibrant with a spicy nature. Hint of salted anchovy, creamy malt, mint chocolate, orange Club biscuits. What smoke there is suggests bitumen and dried lavender. Palate Orange crates, sweet yet tart. A wisp of subtle smoke hits mid-palate. Still a marine freshness into salt offseting the sweetness. Finish Dry, oak. Comment An old lady, but a feisty old lady. The smoke is a memory.