Bowmore 12 Year Old

  • Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Distillery Bottling

70cl / 40%

4 (83 Reviews)

Bowmore 12 Year Old

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Bowmore 12yo has a place in many hearts as Islay's 'medium-peated' malt. A pronounced iodine character with plenty of pepper, the current 12yo bottling is a welcome return to the classic Bowmores of the 1960s and '70s, with the emphasis on tropical fruit and smoke. A deserved runner-up in our Whisky of the Year 2014-15 blind tasting.

Tasting Notes (2)

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Flavour Profile

Style

  • Body
  • Richness
  • Smoke
  • Sweetness

Character

  • Peach Peach
  • Pineapple Pineapple
  • Mango Mango
  • Smoke Smoke
  • Honey Honey
Facts

Facts

  • Bottler Icon

    Bottler

    Distillery Bottling

  • Age Icon

    Age

    12 Year Old

  • Country Icon

    Country

    Scotland

  • Region Icon

    Region

    Islay

  • Chill Filtered Icon

    Chill Filtered

    Yes

  • Colouring Icon

    Colouring

    Yes

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Tasting Notes by Stuart P

    • Nose

      Appetising combo of smoke and caramelised pineapple with a heady hit of tropical fruit.

    • Palate

      Some lovely smokiness, but the fruity elements really sing here: pineapple, peach and mango all dancing with the smoke that surrounds them. Great balance.

    • Finish

      Rather soft and relaxing, with the smoke gently fading.

  • Producer's Tasting Notes

    • On the eye

      Warm amber.

    • Breathe in

      Subtle lemon and honey, balanced beautifully by Bowmore's trademark peaty smokiness.

    • Sip

      Sweet and delicious heather honey and gentle peat smoke.

    • Savour

      The long, mellow finish.

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Customer Reviews

Reviews (83)

Reviews

  • 1

    Big Davo,

    I see a lot of good reviews I must have a bad pallet or bad bottle . I couldn’t Stomach it adds some form of nail varnish And I’ve had to put the whole bottle down the drain

  • 4

    PeteofBryne,

    This aged statement entry bottle is sometimes unfairly criticized or even condemned by the enlightened. Yes, it's cough syrup-y sweet, spicy and smoky and a lil ashy to the point of being coy. And with caramel colouring and chill filtering we rather not have. But for affordability, as a middle of the way intro to peaty style with all the flavour profile elements necessary to be an Islay, this is still one of the best you can get hold of. If you can afford more, go for the 15. Or if you're bolder in the adventure, dig for Ardbeg 10. Enough said.

  • 4

    PJ,

    A really nice fruity & lightly peated whisky, very approachable and quiet morish. Quite medicinal on the medium to long finish, bandaids springs to mind, this won't suit everyone's taste buds but I think it defines it's character.

  • 5

    Artur,

    Very interesting combination of sweet fruits and smoked meat. I'd recommend it as an example of tasty peaty malt.

  • 5

    Shaun Bourne,

    An extremely smooth scotch with a nice smokey taste. One of the best budget Single Malts out there period.

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