Bowmore Distilled in 1972 - for Oddbins Matured in Specially Selected Sherry Casks Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky ABV 40% Vol 750ml / 75cl

DESCRIPTION

A rare old bottling of Bowmore carrying the vintage 1972 and matured in sherry casks. This was distilled in the golden years shortly after the Morrison's takeover and was matured in sherry casks. Bottled originally for Oddbins.

TASTING NOTES (by Whiskyfun.com)

Colour: gold. Nose: no big peat here, and no big fruitiness either. It’s rather one of these Bowmores that were at the crossroad of the big fresh fruitiness of the 1960s and of the higher peatiness of the mid to late 1970s. Bitter oranges and tangerines, sea air, leather, porridge, green bananas, apple peelings, plain grass, walnuts… It’s not a very expressive one for sure. Wee hints of spicy herbs do come through, rosemary, thyme… Also hints of seashells (clams). It’s rather complex but not very exuberant.

Mouth: more oomph and more ‘Bowmoreness’, starting on a lot of orange marmalade and quite some dried ginger and cardamom. Then salty oysters, cough medicine, mild peat, white pepper, very faint cardboardy notes. Notes of mango chutney. Whilst the attack was relatively smooth, it gets then bigger and bigger on your palate. Spicy Chinese sauce for dim-sums.

Finish: long, even jammier, more citrusy, more in the 1960’s style. Again, faint notes of cardboard in the aftertaste. White pepper. Comments: the nose was very nice but not thrilling and a tad discreet whilst the palate was much ‘fuller and wider’. A mighty fine dram ‘anyway’. SGP:564 - 89 points.

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