Bowmore 12 Years Islay Single Malt Scotch [700ML]

Bowmore is Islay’s oldest distillery, receiving their legal distillery license in 1779. A Bowmore tradition that has been passed down from master distiller to master distiller is to use just three ingredients to make Bowmore single malt scotch whisky. The three ingredients are barley, yeast and water. The barley grown and malted on the island, yeast cultivated and water flowing from the River Laggan along with the unique character of Islay all come together to produce the Bowmore single malt scotch whisky. One of only a handful of distilleries that still does floor maltings of their barley.

Islay distilleries including Bowmore are known for their distinctive peaty whiskies but what exactly is peat. Peat is an organic fuel made from compressed layers of organic material such as grass, heather and moss, and formed over thousands of years. Commonly found in bogs across Islay and many other islands around Scotland.

In the heart of the Bowmore Islay single malt scotch whisky is the Bowmore 12 Years bottled at 43% ABV. A pronounced iodine character with plenty of pepper, the current 12yo bottling is a welcome return to the classic Bowmore of the 1960s and ’70s, with the emphasis on tropical fruit and smoke.

TO THE EYE

A warm amber.

TO THE NOSE

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

TO THE PALATE

Warm and delicious on the palate with subtle dark chocolate flavours.

TO THE END

Trademark gentle peat smoke, leading to a delicious, long and mellow finish.