Tag Archives: Bowmore
Bowmore’s Piece of Islay Twitter Tasting
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
Bowmore 12, 2001-2013, 52.9% – Liquid Library
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
Bowmore Laimrig, 53.7%, 15yo, 2012 edition
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
Bowmore Feis Ile 2013, 56.5%
A little while ago I booked 8 spots at De Whiskykoning‘s ‘winter tasting’. Winter boils down to peat in his book and this time around he had been able to gather six Feis Ile bottlings, if you count the Ardbeg … Continue reading
Bowmore 25, 50.2% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular
And then pièce de resistance of the evening, the number five dram: Bowmore 25. Well, I guess that was the idea but as everyone knows in the industry, Bowmore 25 that is released now, is distilled in the mid to … Continue reading
The Blog Birthday Bash #3
Another year, another party. Since last year worked out really well, I decided to do it kind of the same this time around. Booze and barbecue. Last Saturday was the exact date I started blogging three years ago, on a … Continue reading
On the dunes – watching a puffer, Bowmore, 16yo, 56% – SMWS
Let’s analyze first. ‘On the dunes’ gives me associations of sea breeze, sand, maybe some heather from just behind the dunes. ‘Watching a puffer’ I had to look this up. What’s a puffer? Apparently it’s something or someone who smokes. … Continue reading
Whiskylunch 2013
On April 21st a couple of friends and I went to partake in the annual Whisky Lunch hosted by our local liquor shop and restaurant ‘De 5e smaak’ (the fifth flavour). I went there last year as well, with my … Continue reading