Bowmore Darkest 15 Year

Nose: peat, vanilla, caramel, hints of lightly smoking oak embers Taste: sea salt caramel, very very nice Finish: more of the sea salt, hint of smoked salmon Overall: a very very nice dram. Reallyenjoyed the up front sea salt caramel on tasting. Nose moves from peat to sugary oak. Definitely worth a bottle

The nose is an immediate mix of sherry and peat, with smoke, straw, fig, cooked brown sugar and a hint of hazelnut and malt. The palate is peaty but balanced by the sherry notes, underlined by black pepper and spice. The finish is warm with peat that fades while the pepper lingers before giving way to orange oil.

A delicious dram. The nose opens with peat smoke that fades quickly to reveal rich dark fruits, raisins, classic sherry notes. Maple, bacon fat, malt. The palate hits you with raisins and dark chocolate, brine, smoke, maple bacon, and finishing with iodine, leather, and cream.

Smokey and slightly peaty. Goes down smooth with a bit of heat to warm you up on a cold winters night.

Raspberries, honey, smoke, oak