Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Deep amber-copper with mahogany edges; rich and oily with slow legs
Nose
Refined and luxurious. Dark chocolate, ripe tropical fruit (mango, papaya), and gentle peat smoke in elegant harmony. Oloroso sherry adds dried fruit (raisin, fig) and warming spice. The signature violet-lavender note is polished and sophisticated. Old leather, cedar, and a hint of dark honey
Palate
Smooth and powerful. The sherry influence adds richness without overwhelming Bowmore's tropical-smoke-floral DNA. Ripe mango, dark chocolate, dried fig, espresso, soft leather, and warming cinnamon spice. The peat is warm and aromatic — perfectly integrated at this age. The violet-lavender floral note provides its signature elegance. Full-bodied with a silky, cask-strength delivery that never burns
Finish
Long, refined finish. Dark chocolate, gentle peat smoke, tropical fruit, and violet-lavender linger in perfect balance. Leather, cedar, and dried fruit fade slowly. A masterclass in 21-year-old Islay whisky — the Aston Martin partnership is about curation rather than gimmickry
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
First-fill oloroso sherry and Pedro Ximenez hogsheads
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