Bowmore Bowmore 17 Years Old SMWS Cask: 3.243 Dark, Smouldering Flamenco Gypsy Bottled For Feis Ile 2015 1 Of 94 Bottles 57.1% 1997

Professional reviews

Gal Granov (92)

Nose: That’s some deep dark sherry going on for sure. Dark dried fruit. Big smoky notes. Smoked meat , wine , prunes and old leather upholstery. Hints of rum and Demerara sugar. Deep and multi faceted.

Palate: Sweet peaty jam. Chocolate and raisin. Prunes and chilly. Seaweed and cured bacon. Espresso and earth. Tons of peat. Marinated meat. Wood smoke. Berries. Crème de Cassis.

Finish: Long smoky and sweet. With the dried fruit and ripe plums dancing a long way through the peat and smoke. Bitter towards the very end. Glorious.

Bottom line:

Now, this is a Bowmore I love. Really awesome deep badass sherry notes, on top of the lovely smoke, dried fruit and leather. That Gypsy rocks! What I am also loving is that it’s not as fragrant and perfumed as some Bowmores (in others words, no FWP, or that soapiness that makes me sick). At amost 60% it packs a lot of punch, and it’s quite complex and rewarding : a dram you can sit with for a long time enjoying and exploring (and there’s quite a bit to explore). Superb selection of cask there guys! Sorry I was not able to secure a bottle for myself. This is how you do it! watch, and learn.

Words of Whisky (96)