Interesting to taste this again after five years, when I was first navigating whisky with the help of some Master of Malt samples. And interesting also in the context of my recent tasting of their younger bottlings, which I found too sweet to even finish. Bowmore is like an obnoxious child that suddenly becomes an agreeable adult at 18. The sweet and smokey elements are in harmony, and the oily texture sticks to the roof of your mouth. The peat is pleasantly sharp and lingering on the aftertaste.