The Schtick: Distilled by Bowmore in 2001 and barreled in a refill Bourbon Cask for 21 years, this is a release as part of this years Artist Series by La Maison du Whisky. It was bottled in 2023 at cask strength.
Disclosure: Sample provided for review. Stock image.
Review #2625 | Whiskey Review #968
Distiller: Bowmore
Bottler: La Maison Du Whisky
Brand: La Maison du Whisky
Selection: None – General Release
ABV: 56.2% ABV
Age: 21 Years
Nose: Diesel-y fruits, lemon curd, honey, apples and chamomille pops on the nose. It’s classic Bowmore and the vibe you love from the brand in bourbon casks. Hint of petrol smoke, touch of salinity and mossy peat. Lovely acidity and brightness on the nose.
Taste: Punchy and bright, medicinal and plastic-y peat, classic to the bowmore profile (for me). Hint of fungal peat that’s joined by clovery honey, butterscotch, creamy french vanilla and gobs of buttery pastry.
Finish: Long finish, peat drives here with plentiful richness and ash, slate, minerality, citrus and fresh stone fruits.
Overall: Overall, quite a lovely Bowmore. I wish the plasticity was toned down a hair, but it’s vivid and bright and peaty all the same and quite lovely.
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Rank: 6
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