Bowmore 12 Year

Sweet and smokey, chocolate and leather, really full of flavor.

Bowmore 12 year COLOR: At 1.6 Mahogany, this has to have some artificial color added. NOSE: First nosing yields Mild Ash and Peat. Subsequent sniffs yield not much else. Maybe some honeycomb? A little Tart Fruit? There’s also a Barnyard Funk. NEAT: Much sweeter than the nose would suggest. Honey, Vanilla, and Apple. Peat and Campfire Smoke on the backend and finish. An Ashy coating lingers and coats the palate. Fairly Simple, but good. SPLASH: Adds an unpleasant bitterness. Neat is the way to go here. VERDICT: What a huge disappointment. Maybe my expectations for an Islay Whisky were too high? Maybe my palate just wasn’t in a Peaty mood? I’m really hoping this gets better with some time open. If it does, I’ll update. For now, 3.25 stars.

COLOUR Burnt Amber in color BODY Full body, takes a while to start running NOSE Smoky is predominant, salty. PALATE Tastes meaty brine, Oily with some ethanol flavors. Little spicy left on the tongue FINISH Smooth finish