Bowmore 18 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Bowmore 18

Added on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 at 08:49 PM

Bottler:

Age:	18 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	43.00 %	Region:	Islay
Price:	$85	Availability:	Wide

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

N: Big nose, burnt sugar, peat, sherry, caramel, lots going on.
P: Lots of smoke, smoked meats, burnt bacon fat, sherry, salt.
F: Medium length, smoke dominates.

Adam

Peat smoke announcement in the nose. Smoke dominates the palate, though a somewhat milder type of smoke. It's rounded out with malty/spice/sweet flavors. This continues into the medium-long finish. In some ways this is essentially a less "offensive" replacement for the 17 year. Overall, a good peated malt, and it grows on me the more I drink. Yum.

Dave

A whole lot more sugary than I expected. I have always thought that Bowmore does the best at combining peat and sherry into something that works well for both. This one didn't exceed any expectations but it also didn't miss the mark.

The peat is nicely subdued by the sherry influence and both mix well for a burnt sugar or burnt marshmellow taste (in a good way). Maybe I am jaded lately but 43% just isnt hot enough anymore. This could have had some more bite.

The finish is long on salt and mints with some cigar smoke after everything else is gone. This could easily be a B the next time I try it. It only just made the B+ category.

Fuji

Medicinal. Lemon custard and dried flower petals. Could be juice from tired casks because there is a good amount of mustiness to it.

Good texture that dries out mid palate. Loads of ash and smoke. Finish has floral soapy (FWP) notes

Andy

n: New rubber bands + funk.

p: Lemon, salt, and dried leaves. Hint of lavendar added in the finish.

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