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14Q1 - BOWMORE 10 yo The Devils Casks [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bluff |
red! |
uncut--super heavy sherry; cut--sweet california olives |
full and fat |
full head-on sherry; not too much else to discern |
warm and pleasant. |
maybe unpalatable due to the heavy sherry influence; not all that complex. I shouldn't be disappointed, but maybe the Devils Cask seems a little gimmicky to me. Is cask strength; cutting is necessary. |
14Q1-Bop
March 8th, 2014 |
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Brass |
dark, almost red |
aggresive. sweet and smoky |
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spicy. |
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cut, it stays powerful on the palate but finishes smooth and smoky. sherry notes throughout, but generally overpowered by the spice/pepper notes. decent uncut. good when cut. |
14Q1-Bop
March 8th, 2014 |
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00Q3 - BOWMORE 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
Honey brown |
Slight peat |
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Aggressive, explosive |
Punctual - salty |
Like a great offensive line getting off the ball and running the ball.
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Centennial |
Silky bronze |
Tinny |
Thicker |
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Tangy |
Interesting
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Cyclone |
Consistent cinnamon |
Seaweed & salt & cherry & peat |
Thicken beady sweat |
Strong coverage of the tongue |
Light, happy, seaside lingering
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Irving |
Ripe peach |
Light peat |
Medium viscosity |
Medicinal, all-over-the place smoke |
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Chaotic
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Lakeview |
Honey |
Sweet syrup, smoky apricot |
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Explosion |
Interesting |
I'm not ready to consume on a regular basis.
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Tao |
Lighter somewhat grey |
Some iodine |
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Clean - no bitter |
Smooth classic Islay
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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16Q4 - BOWMORE 15 Laimrig [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
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KC BBQ sauce |
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Strawberries marinaded in red wine binegar |
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16Q4-Stretch
January 21st, 2017 |
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04Q4 - BOWMORE 15 Mariner [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bluff |
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Caramel, light iodine, mossy |
Marisa Tomei |
Sweet honey |
Long, comforting finish |
Ranks as one of my favorite Bowmore expressions to date. |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Bop |
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Burnt forest |
Viscous |
Hot, a little bitter actually |
A little sour over a long note. |
Indigestion sets in after a while |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Centennial |
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Maltman, deep chocolate |
Full, voluptuous |
Malt, savvy, sassy |
Tenderly, fine great |
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04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Irving |
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Burnt rubber |
Rich, heavy alcohol |
Smoky, soapy, nutty |
Lightly sweet, hot |
Nose is the deal breaker |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Lakeview |
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Toffee, light peat |
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Smoky and peppery but not as peppery as Talisker |
Sweet apple |
Good, but still not in same league as Bowmore 17 |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Tao |
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Slightly more peat than Bowmore Legend |
Strong |
Slightly alcohol |
Tails gently |
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04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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08Q2 - BOWMORE 16 Limited edition vintage 1989 [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bluff |
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Smoke house |
Syrupy, viscous |
Heavy, ashy, lacking in sweetness, kind of soapy |
Syrupy and coating; definitely warming |
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08Q2-Bluff
May 31st, 2008 |
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Bop |
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Nice when cut |
A little sour. |
A cask strength with dangerously varied responses to cut percentages. Cut it too much (> 25%) and you will throw away your dram as undrinkable. At 15% or so you lose the cutting edge of the cask strength and have a very enjoyable scotch. |
08Q2-Bluff
May 31st, 2008 |
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00Q3 - BOWMORE 17 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
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Clearly oaky, charred, tempered like Balvenie Cask |
Comfortable companion |
Strong but sensitive
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Centennial |
Amber, soft |
Cherry too |
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Cardboard, paper |
Fine |
Similar to The Glenlivet 12 - French Oak
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Cyclone |
Light oaken |
Peatier than Bowmore 12, less sea influence |
Layered paint on walls by Brother Bop |
Spicier - Mardi Gras |
Boom! Bang! Party Time! Gone... |
Amazing departure from the sea that Bowmore 12 had.
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Irving |
Medium amber |
Full |
Medium viscosity |
Spicy wood
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Lakeview |
Brown |
Smoke Halle |
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Smoky/syrupy |
Not as explosive or lingering as Bowmore 12 |
Better than Bowmore 12, New Plateau
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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Tao |
Nearly absent |
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Very enjoyable - best balance of the evening. |
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00Q3-Irving
September 9th, 2000 |
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20Q3 - BOWMORE 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
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Excellent - chocolatey and sherry influenced |
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Bowmore finally returning to more of its traditional profile (thankfully after some missteps in my view). |
20Q3-Bluff
September 26th, 2020 |
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04Q4 - BOWMORE nas Legend [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bluff |
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Iodine, fishy towards the end |
Bold, but thin--Courtney Cox |
Hot, slightly sweet, honey |
Surprisingly short |
Generally unsatisfying, perhaps even disappointing given the name |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Bop |
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A bit faint, boggish |
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A little skunky. |
Sour |
Doesn't really remind me of any Bowmores I've had (12 & 17) |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Centennial |
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Sweet, bullock |
Light and sassy, flowery |
Washy wishy |
Fades like a .. ? |
Enjoyable |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Irving |
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Iodine |
Salty, medium smoke |
Soapy |
Bitter |
Mediocre |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Lakeview |
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Iodine, sulphur |
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Peppery, salty |
Short and not so sweet |
Young and not ready for prime time |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Tao |
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Light almond |
Jenna Jameson; nasty but fun |
F. smooth |
U. little bite |
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04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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03Q1 - BOWMORE nas yo [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |