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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) every day tastings. Santé! |
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February 1, 2022
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I imagine we have used that headline round 24,357,321,358 occasions already. That is what occurs with outdated ‘blogs’…
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Bowmore 2001/2021 (57.8%, Companions by LMDW, Navigate World Whisky, refill bourbon, cask #182, 180 bottles) 
Color: straw. Nostril: oils (sunflower, grape pips) and fats seashells (whelks), on doughs and vanilla fudge, and brioche, croissants and stuff. Smoked almonds ruling the entire shebang. With water: ultra-classic Bowmore, reminding us of these occasions after they have been rolling the barrels within the loch, from the distillery to the puffers. We at all times want a pleasant story. Mouth (neat): the nostril was fats whereas this palate is tight, inexperienced, resinous and reasonably peppery. Lemon zests. Large distinction. With water: certainly it is reasonably a resinous one, I am reminded of bee propolis. Which, by the way, raises your immunity, fights all variants of Covid, and even cures the worst tropical illnesses. Costs on request (gee…). End: reasonably lengthy, and certainly reasonably on propolis, pine resin, almonds, zests and all that. The eternal salty and resinous aftertaste is fab. Feedback: somewhat tough at occasions, however simply very good in my guide. We prefer to chase the tough ones.
SGP:366 – 88 factors. |
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Bowmore 19 yo 2001/2021 (58%, Hunter Laing, The First Editions for HNWS Taiwan, hogshead, cask #17897, 227 bottles) 
Is not that Prince Charles on the label? Color: straw. Nostril: one other immaculate one. In truth, this one’s much more immaculate than the others. Contemporary butter, sunflower oil, mercurochrome, wakame, new engine oil, recent walnut paste. And, you are proper, white asparagus (when are they popping out?) With water: salts and tar. Outdated-school embrocations and ointments, plus whiffs of recent concrete and ink. Tiny-wee whiffs of chives and basil. Mouth (neat): a saltier one. Oysters as regular, kippers, tight inexperienced lemons and inexperienced bitter oranges, juniper, somewhat sage. Cautious, this one cuts. With water: will get very inexperienced, nearly rubbery. I believe we’ll point out propolis as soon as extra. End: reasonably lengthy and far saltier but. Even saltier than the official 9 that we tried yesterday. Feedback: outdated of us in Bowmore have a tendency to inform that they have been including somewhat water from Loch Indaal into the barrels. It is to be puzzled if, for as soon as, outdated of us aren’t proper. One other wonderful one.
SGP:366 – 87 factors. |
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A disgrace that some distillers would stay somewhat autistic and behave like that is the 12 months 1980, or like if they have a couple of issues to cover. I desire the ‘like that is the 12 months 1980’ possibility. However certainly, no-need, no-care, we love them anyway.
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Bowmore 24 yo 1997/2021 (43.20%, Oxhead Whisky Co., Dram-Addicts, hogshead, cask #156048, 121 bottles) 
In concept… Color: gold. Nostril: oh, butter and lavender? Cloves and mouthwash? Chartreuse and caraway liqueur? One thing might have occurred with this cask… Mouth: very intriguing. A leaking outdated cask, maybe, you’ll nearly imagine this was 1977 reasonably than 1997. It is good, however it’s very mental. Numerous herbs and resins, meats (salted poultry and fish), inks and ointments, resins, paraffin, suet… End: reasonably lengthy, somewhat robust, reasonably extra on fragrant herbs that don’t fairly belong right here. Pine oil within the aftertaste. Feedback: extraordinarily intriguing, likely a cask that was ‘having some issues’. It escaped just about unhurt – and mental. Robust boy from these ever-entrancing individuals at that very beautiful booze firm known as Beam-Suntory. After all I imply it, why not?
SGP:375 – 84 factors. |
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Bowmore 17 yo 2003/2021 (54.9%, The Single Malts of Scotland, barrel, cask #93, 172 bottles)
You are proper, we simply tried sister cask #81 and although it was price 88%. However I imply, Beam-Suntory, come on… Color: white wine. Nostril: fats and clear. Sunflower and hazelnut oils, recent butter, smoked almonds, recent croissants (sure I realise nobody else is ever utilizing that descriptor) and one thing that is not extraordinarily Bowmore, inexperienced apples. With water: muddy herbs, chalks, doughs. Mouth (neat): yep, some tight grassy/citrusy parts at first, then rieslings and sauvignons blancs and Grüner Veltliners and stuff. With water: wow! Many zests and peelings, lees, pips, stems, leaves… That is hit-or-miss, reasonably hit on this case. Lemon pores and skin then. End: very lengthy, on grasses, bitter peel and pores and skin… Not a simple one for certain. Feedback: one thing Russian. We’re speaking Russian literature. In truth, it is somewhat robust, however it’s good. Unsexy, although.
SGP:366 – 89 factors. |
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Bowmore 17 yo 2003/2021 (58.3%, Hunter Laing, The First Editions, Whisky Lovers Hong Kong, hogshead, cask #17898, 233 bottles)
This time once more, they’ve put Prince Charles onto the label (let me remind you that I am an unapologetic Frenchman). Color: mild gold. Nostril: a barely hotter Bowmore, with somewhat extra varnish and butterscotch. Then whiffs of geranium and drawing gum, lower flowers… Calms down subito! With water: hay, meadows within the midst of august, pinot blanc… After which linseed oil, mint leaves and cellulosic varnish. Mouth (neat): salty, briny, tight, a tad earthier and rootier than the others, however maybe somewhat extra ‘bitter and tough’ at this level. Let’s have a look at… With water: to be drunk with oysters. Very salty and in that sense, somewhat ‘official’ – minus the pointless works with awful woods-that-everyone’s-got-anyway. End: lengthy, saltier. Large saltiness certainly. The aftertaste is somewhat too peppery for me, although. Feedback: generally simple and generally robust. In brief, c’est la vie.
SGP:466 – 86 factors. |
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Bowmore 30 yo 1990 (49%, Quaich Bar Singapore, Islay Giants #2, +/-2021) 
Color: straw. Nostril: I keep in mind nicely when the primary early-Nineteen Nineties vintages have been being launched, we have been completely amazed by these pristine younger Bowmores that have been following a sequence of reasonably unlikely expressions (all of the lavendered ones, the Darkest, Claret and many others.) Thinks don’t appear to have modified a lot since again then, should you do not take the bizarre ultra-botoxed ones into consideration. Proper, besides that the 1990-1995s have turn into a lot older. I do know. Anyhow, that is pristine certainly, salty because it ought to, stuffed with oysters and seawater, with only a few further spicy and natural touches, recent rhubarb (extraordinarily vivacious right here shall we embrace) in addition to recent peppermint, lemon zests, a tiny pinch of inexperienced curry powder, then the anticipated chalkiness, slate, clay, marl, all that. Superior nostril, as anticipated. Mouth: actually reasonably large regardless of the ‘decrease’ energy – in all probability some discount having been finished. Lengthy story quick, this one too is extraordinarily salty, nearly thick, with some glutamate, umami sauce, juniper and cloves, extra inexperienced curry, extra inexperienced pepper, plus some actually very tasty and salty seafood. As an instance sea urchins (cooked with saffron sauce, which is beautiful, belief me). End: very very lengthy, very salty, spicy. I might have to say sea urchins cooked with saffron once more. What to drink with that, nicely both this Bowmore or, alternatively, a white Hermitage from home. Feedback: nicely finished, I made myself hungry. Improbable Bowmore from a improbable classic and a well-mannered cask. Except I am improper, Frank McHardy chosen this little magnificence (however are we certain the Nineteen Nineties have turn into 30 12 months outdated or extra?)
SGP:366 – 91 factors. |
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