Bowmore has grown in me. I started this whisky journey thinking of this distillery as a "light, boring islay dram", but lately i have been tasting some bery nice expressions that are truly worthy. Having said that, they have exploited the "devil's casks" story quite a lot. They just recently release a super expensive collection called "no corners to hide" which tells the same story of Bowmore's devil who ran from a circular church into the destillery and then proceeded to hide in varios casks. An actually this one is part of that story. Called "the Devil's Cask INSPIRED", this single malt is a 10yo bowmore, matured in oloroso sherry and red wine casks. Bottled at 46%abv, with a lovely red color. On the nose, lots of aroma notes that you love. Rum, molasses, lemon, bacon, smokey merthiolate and camphor. Plastic, grapes, winey, latex, salt and tobacco. After a first sip, the aroma went more complex, releasing chilli, a heathery peat and chocolate. On the palate, it is a red wine. Cabernet sauvignon, prunes, plums, very oily. Dark chocolate with salt. Blackberries. Delicious stuff. Aftertaste is where the peat is. A smokey barbecue, peppery, earthy. There is this wine profile but surrounded with salt and metallic notes. Smoked salmon and sowing land. Overall this is a fantastic whisky, not overly expensive and easy to find in a travel retail store. I believe that Bowmore's spirit is made to be matured in wine and sherry casks, there is where they have really impressed me. A lovely whisky, super balanced and flavorful, my score for it is a sweet 96 over 100.