Category Archives: Bowmore

Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof, 57.1%

Posted on 8 October 2020 by

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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De Whiskykoning’s Bottoms Up 2019

Posted on 14 January 2019 by

As is tradition for Rob Stevens of De Whiskykoning, he hosted his annual Bottoms Up tasting yesterday. The second Sunday in January is an afternoon to be reckoned with, and this year was no different from before. Of course, it’s … Continue reading →

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