Bowmore 10 Year Dark & Intense

Free welcome dram from the distillery shop. Subtle peat smoke and dark fruits on the nose. Lovely light smoke following sweet Sherry notes. Very pleasant.

A travel retail expression of Bowmore that is called "Dark & Intense", with a 10 year old age statement, that lived to its name mostly on the nose, and then fell dramatically. Bottled at 40%abv, deep copper color. On the nose, a very complex and enjoyable aroma. Stinky peat, burnt hay. Recently baked brownies. Feels thick; caramel and some dark fruits. Macerated fruits, dark fruit syrup. After 2 minutes it released an incredible cherry syrup and the stinky peat is back. Very velvety and complex. After the first sip, aroma changed into a sweet, cheap, blackberry liquor note which happens to be very appealing. Palate is very soft. Some young woody notes right away, very watery, you can hold it easily for ages. Not very complex, lots of sawdust and hay. A second sip gave me a very nice caramel note, not much else. Aftertaste is not complex either. Very short. Some slight pepper and salt. Dim sawdust. Not much here really. Overall, i really liked the nose on this one, but the rest wasn't very good. There is nothing off-putting in here but the palate and aftertaste are very simple. An unbalanced single malt, but not a terrible one. My score for it is 75 over 100.

Tydelig fruktsmak og ganske mørk. Ålreit, men litt annerledes