Bowmore 1998 10 años Cask #353 Queen of the Moorlands

Bowmore 12 Year Old

I received this bottle over the Holidays and thought it was about time I opened it. I also thought it was time I wrote my first review on the site so here it is. Nose:Smoke and Peat. Vanilla bean ice cream while walking by the seaside. Taste: Hints of smoke along with lightly charred wood. Toffee drizzled with chocolate and honey delivered with...

Score 85/100

Bowmore Legend

This Bowmore Legend did not get an age stetement, but the resounding name 'Legend' makes your expectations rise. But to no avail, I'm afraid. You would expect some peat, obviously, cause this is Islay after all, but I also smell smoked ham, rubber, wet carton boxes and even a horse's tail. It has a nice mouthfeel and is rather oily, tasting of...

Score 77/100

Bowmore Legend

This is the third review of my Christmas present from my wife. She said she bought this one when she noticed it was on sale from the online store we buy from (www.nicks.com.au). The nose is full of the usual Islay brine, peat and smoke. Very earthy. A few drops of water emphasises the iodine in the brine, and over several sniffs, I get just the...

Score 81/100

Bowmore 11 Year Old 1998 Jack Wiebers Prenzlow

Alfred Prenzlow is an artist living in Leverkusen (Germany), who became famous for his paintings and sketches of everything to do with whisky. In the Prenzlow Portfolio Collection, released by Jack Wiebers, are four Islay whiskies: a Bruichladdich, a Bunnahabhain, an Ardbeg and this Bowmore from 1998. The nose starts off immediately very...

Score 87/100