Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Deep amber gold; rich and full with slow, viscous legs
Nose
Rich and old-fashioned Bowmore character. Intense tropical fruit (dried mango, papaya, guava) alongside dark chocolate, toffee, and oloroso sherry warmth. The violet-lavender floral note is prominent and beautifully integrated. Gentle peat smoke, old leather, and maritime salt. A whisky that smells of a different era of distillation
Palate
Classic vintage Bowmore at its finest. The 1960s-distilled spirit delivers extraordinary tropical fruit concentration — mango, papaya, guava — woven through dark chocolate, rich toffee, and gentle sherry sweetness. The peat is warm and aromatic, perfectly integrated after three decades. The violet floral note is lush and full. Old leather, cedar, and maritime brine. This captures the essence of old-style Bowmore that makes the 1960s-70s vintages so legendary
Finish
Very long finish. Tropical fruit, dark chocolate, and gentle peat smoke persist alongside violet florals and old leather. The maritime character emerges as a brine-and-seaweed note. A magnificent old-style Bowmore that bridges the gap between the mythical Black/Gold/White trilogy and the modern range
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
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