Bowmore 21 Yr Previous ‘Grasp’s Choice’ is a part of the partnership with Aston Martin. This single malt displays the class and elegance of the basic British supercar, albeit on a extra reasonably priced degree than the earlier Black Bowmore 1964 DB5. The truth that Aston Martin and Bowmore are working collectively could have led to Macallan and Bentley partnering as effectively.
This 21 Yr Previous incorporates round two thirds of first fill Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, mixed with a parcel of older Bowmore, a few of which over 35 years of age. An attention-grabbing recipe, apparently composed across the golden ratio.
As a facet notice, the Belgian introduction of this whisky was a little bit of a Covid catastrophe. A elaborate presentation at a number one lodge was canceled merely a number of hours earlier than, with out being picked up later. Anyway, it piqued my curiosity so I needed to discover a pattern.
Bowmore 21 yo ‘Aston Martin’ (51,8%, OB ‘Grasp’s Choice’ 2021, 12.000 btl.)
Nostril: barely heady, with a little bit of pickled ginger and floral oak up entrance. It shortly turns into sweeter, exhibiting darkish honey and cocoa on the base. Bowmore works rather well in sherry casks. Then loads of hazelnuts and walnuts, with cinnamon and leather-based. Gentle tobacco notes and orange peels. Cursory whiffs of roasted pineapple within the background.
Mouth: nonetheless some jammy fruits mingling with roasted espresso beans, pink grapefruit and fragrant peppercorns. The peaty facet is pretty modest, however the briny coastal facet comes out very clearly. Tobacco leaves, darkish chocolate and a faint bitterness in the long run.
End: fairly lengthy, nonetheless exhibiting a spicy sharpness, a saline contact, chocolate and ashes.
A pleasant dram that mixes sherry with the peaty and coastal character of Bowmore. That mentioned, it appears to have a pointy and bitter edge, missing the thickness of another sherried expressions. Barely polarizing maybe: good however not essentially a masterpiece like many of the automobiles they relate to.
