Bowmore 17 Year Old

When I tried this 17 year old Bowmore for the first time, it was not in the ideal circumstances. After all, I was working in the Tunisian desert as you can see in that particular Whisky Rambling on YouTube. So it was time to try this again, at home.

The nose reveals sweet peat and a touch of brine at the very beginning. The fruit, which translates into dark berries and caramelized apples, is rather discreet. Some vanilla and milk chocolate. Only slightly medicinal. Quite nutty. I am thinking hazelnuts and almonds. Very accessible and pleasant.

It is very creamy on the palate, with smoke, burnt malt, toffee, white pepper, honey and some fruit, the dark version. Salted farmer butter. No doubt there are some sherry cask in the mix. Midpalate it turns salty and peaty. Nice development.

While the finish is not overly long, it is very pleasant indeed. The sweet fruit and spices, but also a lot of peat, end in a touch of tobacco leaves and coffee.

This is, because of its rounded creamy character, a very pleasant whisky.

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