Review #026
Tasted after: Bowmore 18 Year
Appearance (no score):
• Medium mahogany color
• Swirling reveals a thick line sticking to the side of the glass, legs form quickly
Nose: 18/20
• Sweetness and fire embers, grilled pineapple, smoke, vanilla, hay, leather, and a light mustiness that reminds me of old books
Palate: 47/50
• The flavor comes out of no where, but it’s a welcome bold uppercut to my tastebuds
• Remarkably sweet, there’s oak spice but cherries and red currents dominate, campfire smoke, something tropical like mangoes, limoncello, and sea salted dark chocolates
• Full credit for the limoncello flavor goes to
@Jose-Massu-Espinel I didn’t click on that being here until I read his review
Finish: 27/30
• Medium long finish, the alcohol burn and oak spice remain in perfect balance, gradually some cinnamon makes an appearance but there’s no flavor roller coaster here, it knows it’s delicious as-is and is content to let it ride until the last stop
Total: 92/100
• Scoring rubric 90-95: Near perfect, there is something truly special about this whisky, I will always try to keep a bottle of this in my collection if feasible.
Final thoughts:
• This is a really, really good dram, it’s a shame it takes 25 years to produce a scotch this good but certainly it well worth the wait!
• The price tags I’ve seen on these bottle may intimidate me from making a solo purchase, but would likely buy on site if I found one on sale
Price: taste from a friend’s bottle
Would recommend: yes
Would buy: maybe