Category Archives: Bowmore

Blind Tasting Competition 7: Bowmore Devil’s Casks II, 10yo, 56.3%

Posted on 13 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A third in and yesterday I climbed to the fourth spot. I have no illusion of keeping this up, but so far I’m on quite a streak compared to other years. I actually managed to get points every day so … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged Abbey Whisky, Blind Tasting Competition, Bowmore, Devil's Casks, Islay, Kilchoman, Usquebaugh Society | 1 Comment

Trick or Tweet with Rachel Barrie

Posted on 31 October 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday Morrison Bowmore and Rachel Barrie hosted a Twitter Tasting a bit of a Halloween theme. There hadn’t been much information available so it wasn’t until a sizable box arrived earlier this week and I had a peak that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Glen Garioch | Tagged Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Devil's Casks, Free Sample, Glen Garioch, Halloween, Highlands, Islay, Lowlands, Master Blender, Morrison Bowmore, Rachel Barrie, Twitter Tasting, Virgin Oak | Leave a comment

Bowmore Devil’s Casks II, 10yo, 56.3%

Posted on 2 October 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I think almost everybody even just remotely interested in whisky has heard about Bowmore’s Devil’s Casks releases. Last year when they released the first batch there was a run on it and within a month, the price had increased by … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged Bowmore, Devil's Casks, Islay, Sherry Cask | 4 Comments

Bowmore 37 year old, 1968, 43.4% and the 1000th post

Posted on 3 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Today is not only the exact day I started blogging again four years ago, it is also the 1000th post on MaltFascination. To celebrate these things without indulging too much I decided to taste something really special. I can’t taste … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged Birthday, Bourbon Barrel, Bowmore, Islay, Maltstock, Teun van Wel | 3 Comments

Back from the family holiday

Posted on 24 June 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, I’ve been MIA for about three weeks now. No longer. After a long weekend in the Ardennes of Belgium I came back home to get my car fixed (the AC broke) and went straight back south to Burgundy. It … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements, Bowmore, Knob Creek, Michel Couvreur | Tagged Bourbon, Bowmore, Burgundy, Cremant de Bourgogne, France, Islay, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Michel Couvreur, USA, Whiskey, Whisky, Wine | 1 Comment

2 Bowmores, with chocolate!

Posted on 24 April 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As you probably have seen on the interwebz since last week, is that Bowmore sent out lovely packages of Bowmore Small Batch and Darkest, both with a piece of custom made chocolate to go with the whisky. As if that … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged Bowmore, Chocolate, Darkest, Islay, Montezuma, NAS, Sherry Cask, Small Batch | Leave a comment

Bowmore’s Piece of Islay Twitter Tasting

Posted on 4 April 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday Bowmore organized a Twitter tasting with three new whiskies they’re releasing in Travel Retail. There was some confusion to what was exactly happening since there was some unclear communication about several events they are organizing. After that was cleared … Continue reading →

Posted in - Travel Retail, Bowmore | Tagged Black Rock, Bowmore, Gold Reef, Islay, Travel Retail, Twitter Tasting, White Sands | 1 Comment

Regional tasting Noord-Holland, by the Usquebaugh Society

Posted on 31 March 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Posted in Aberlour, Amrut, Ben Nevis, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Inchgower, Linkwood, Littlemill, Macduff, Port Ellen, Springbank, Strathisla, Strathmill | Tagged 1836, 500 Years of Whisky, Aberlour, Adelphi, Amrut, Ben Nevis, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bowmore, Cadenhead's, Clynelish, Coal Ila, Dailuaine, Distillery Only, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Inchgower, James MacArthur's, Linkwood, Liquid Sun, Littlemill, Macduff, Malts of Scotland, Old Particular, Port Ellen, Provenance, Single Barrel, Small Batch, Springbank, Springbank Society, Stitchell Reserve, Strathisla, Strathmill, The Whisky Agency, Whiskybroker, Wilson & Morgan | 2 Comments

Bowmore 12, 2001-2013, 52.9% – Liquid Library

Posted on 2 March 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I rarely buy bottles from The Whisky Agency, and I have been wanting to do a bottle-share with some for ages. It just doesn’t seem to happen for some reason. When I did buy a bottle last year, my good … Continue reading →

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Bowmore Laimrig, 53.7%, 15yo, 2012 edition

Posted on 19 February 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Bowmore Laimrig. Another whisky named after something you can see from the distillery. In this case the pier. Of course in Gaelic. Personally, I don’t really care for all the Gaelic names for whiskies, but on the other hand, any … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged 2012, Bowmore, Islay, Laimrig | 1 Comment