Dewar Rattray Cask Collection

Bowmore Distillery

1998, 9 Years Old

Cask Collection

ABV: 62.3%

Age: 9 Years Old

Year Bottled: 2007

Style: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Region: Islay

Overall
Score

6.6

Tasting Notes

Nose

Ice cream and caramel but with water, dirty murky note.

Palate

Scrungey, flat and immature.

Finish

Not nice.

Comment

A rough and ready youngster that shouldn't have been let out on its own.

Taster Score

6.0

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1998, 9 Years Old

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