Islay is probably the Mecca of whisky. Everything I've had from here seems like a God Licquor. Bowmore came to me as a big surprise. I've never heard about this whisky until it was given to me as a birhtday gift. Clearly, this is one of the best whiskies I've ever had. It's peaty like Laphroig, it's smoky like Lagavulin, but the presence of peat and smokiness is so smooth that it makes a whisky that you can recurrently drink. What makes it great whisky is that you can one and two and not be overwhelmed by the taste. The Distiller Score is deserved.