Bowmore Small Batch

Nose of smoke peat and brine which follow through on the pallet. Then a faint sweetness of caramel comes in and finishes with more smoke which lasts longer than expected. A nice entry into peated malts.

Good flavours, but the aftertaste lets it down. A bit too bourbon-y for me, but that's given by the maturation process.

Color of a beautiful gold (very fake, of course), the nose appears somewhat pale and ephemeral: herbaceous traits combined with fruity aromas, on a rather marked layer of sweetness. The influence of Bourbon is clear (the barrels are a mix of ex-Bourbon first fill and re-filled), but the typical Bowmore seafaring is lacking. Even the peat is struggling to emerge, very feeble. Not bad, but somewhat impersonal. In the mouth, the herbaceous notes become more salty (and thank goodness, I was worrying!), a bitterish tip appears next to vanilla and a pinch of dried fruit. Here the peat is always felt in the background, more present than the nose, but on the whole the aromas are all a little weak, just mentioned, there is not that decisive and round flavor that catches you. Easy to drink, yes, but too much. The finish leaves a little alcohol (which at 40 degrees is almost a blasphemy), peat (more than the nose and palate, funny thing) and a sweet / salty sensation, all for a rather short time.