Category Archives: Bowmore

Bowmore Tempest II, 10yo, First Fill Bourbon casks, 56%

Posted on 13 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s no secret that I love Bowmore. It’s one of those distilleries that I enjoy from the young to the old releases, although most older releases are way out of my league. What I also love(d) are the series they … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof, 57.1%

Posted on 8 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This ‘small batch release’, which isn’t a very small batch at all, was done in 2012 for travel retail. I managed to pick up a bottle at some point, but it’s been so long that I don’t recall where I … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 1996-2010, 14yo, 59.7% – Braunstein, DFDS Embassy Collection

Posted on 13 March 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yet another Bowmore from the mid-nineties! Generally, as I have waxed about recently, I love these bourbon casks trips down memory lane. This one was bottled 10 years ago, by Braunstein, but the cask was chosen by people from DFDS, … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 1995-2012, 16yo, 54.4% – Adelphi

Posted on 28 February 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

If there are any regulars and they’ve read some earlier posts on Bowmores from the mid-nineties, they probably know I really love these vintages. 1993 is always the much laureled vintage, but I generally prefer 1995 and 1996 for a … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 2000-2014, 54.4% – Signatory Vintage for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 9 September 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I really was happy with all these 2000 Bowmores. It started with a slew of them around 2009 from Berry Brother’s & Rudd. Then, a few years later this one came out, and if I remember correctly there were a … Continue reading →

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Bowmore, 56.1% – OB for Feis Ile 2014

Posted on 18 June 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Mostly, when a Feis Ile bottling comes out, there are ways of identifying it apart from the release for the festival. Lagavulin generally has an age, Ardbeg had some ridiculous theme, Laphroaig has a Cairdeas edition and so on. Bowmore … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 15, 55.4% – OB for Feis Ile 2012

Posted on 7 June 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s probably not a secret for anyone who has spent any time reading this wee blog, but I love me some Bowmore. Apart from some expressions that are just a bit too straight forward I think their lighter Islay character, … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 1996-2018, 21yo, 52.9% – Dramfool

Posted on 22 March 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’m not sure who’s Facebook post tipped me about this bottling, but when I found out that a 21 year old Bowmore, from 1996, at cask strength could be had for about € 125 (if memory serves), I didn’t think … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 1998-2013, 15yo, Refill Butt, 52.1% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 1 February 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Sherried Bowmore from the nineties. I’m game! When this was released by The Whisky Agency in 2013, I immediately picked up a bottle. Based on previous experiences, and while they’re not guarantee for future success, I’m glad I took this … Continue reading →

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Bowmore Warehousemen’s Selection, 17yo, 1999, 51.3%

Posted on 18 January 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When I was on Islay, of course I didn’t just buy a shared bottle of Bunnahabhain Marsala Cask, we also went to Bowmore. We obviously went to Bowmore since we could see the distillery from our cottage, and it’s a … Continue reading →

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