Bowmore No. 1

Vanilla sweet aroma, oak. Really quite thin, touch of creaminess but mostly light flavor into a quick tail. Tastes well crafted, but fairly simple.

Nose:typical bowmore smoke, bit burnt rubber Body: Smooth, peppermint, pepper, gingerbread, lacks a good punch Finish: short , slowly fainting smoke Nice everyday dram, but could use some more power

Pretty tasty especially for such a good price point!!

Called No.1, this Bowmore honours a famous vault in the distillery, which happens to be the oldest in Islay, allegedly. Bowmore is indeed the oldest still working distillery on Islay, since its foundation in 1779. Bowmore is not my favorite distillery from the most famous whisky island of the world; and i actually believe it is not very peaty and most of its expressions are just normal. This one has been bottled at 40%abv, light gold color. On the nose, this is a typical Bowmore expression matured in american white oak. Horse saddle, coffee, coconut, burnt tires, horse stable, burnt hay, latex, muscle liniment, men's bathroom. On the palate, it is coconut water. It is incredible how accurate this coconut water note is. The problem here is that it is way too light and watery. Barley and... a dollar bill. It tastes like licking cash. (I know you haven't licked a dollar bill, but YOU KNOW HOW IT TASTES LIKE). Aftertaste drops the ball a little. Chemicals, sawdust and ashtray. Light and short finish. Overall, i believe this whisky starts amazing, with a great aroma, but then the palate fails to deliver the promise of the nose, and then the aftertaste fails to reach a decent score. Not a bad dram, you can definitively get something better for your money, (this bottle is not very expensive though). My score for it is 77 over 100.

Easy drinking, peaty dram. For £20 you can't go wrong.