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[11 Apr 2013 | No Comment | 752 views]
Bowmore Tempest Batches #3 & #4 head to head

Something good is going on at Bowmore, after a few years of releasing OK products, but nothing spectacular (not taking into consideration the very expensive older releases), recently (and i suspect much thanks to the work done by Rachel Barrie) they have been hard at work releasing good stuff (100 proof, Darkest 15 yo, etc) and of course the Bowmore …

Cask Strength, Featured, Headline, Port Cask, Tasting Notes, bowmore »

[18 Feb 2013 | 3 Comments | 647 views]
Tasting Bowmore 1991 Port wood , 16 yo

Not a bottling i was aware of, but got a nice sample from my good friend Phil, who has bought this bottle for his father and liked it so much he kindly gave me a wee taster. Bottled un-chill filtered at cask strength and matured in port casks. 18,000 bottles all in all.  You can find some of these on …

Headline, Islay, Master Of Malt, Tasting Notes, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, bowmore »

[5 Feb 2013 | No Comment | 786 views]
Bowmore – Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

Another of Boutique-y batch samples has arrived and as always, it’s good stuff. After a nice weekend without much whisky (but wine and beer) i decided to start checking those out with this Bowmore. I was not a Bowmore fan in recent years, but i have started liking this distillery more and more in recent months, and this sherried Bowmore …

Headline, Independent Bottling, Islay, Tasting Notes, The Maltman, bowmore »

[15 Jan 2013 | One Comment | 701 views]
The MaltMan Bowmore  1989 21 yo

Thrilled to feature a brand new Indie bottler today , The Maltman. This label is bottled by the Meadowside blending Co. located in Glasgow. I have to admit this is the first time I’ve tasted their single casks, and find them rather nice. One downside is that all of them are watered down to about 46% rather than CS, which …

Cask Strength, Featured, Headline, Islay, Travel Retail, bowmore »

[27 Jun 2012 | No Comment | 858 views]
Tasting Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof

Originally produced for the Travel Retail market (duty free shops) this is a cask strength NCF Bowmore NAS, and comes in a 1 Litre bottle. I’m not a Huge Bowmore fan but I do think they are really trying to make better whiskies in recent 1-2 years, and we definitely can see a change there, which is great news for …

Competition, Featured, GlenDronach Time, Glendronach, Headline, bowmore »

[22 Feb 2011 | 7 Comments | 1,292 views]
GlenDronach time on WI – a chance to win a bottle of whisky – details inside !!

GlenDronach time is coming to whisky israel, and  in order to celebrate that, friends of whisky Israel have a chance of winning one of their loveliest expressions : The Glendronach 15 ‘Revival’ .
Glendronach distillery has been making whisky since 1826, and was bought in 2008 by the BenRiach company, which signifed it’s revival and renaissance. During the coming weeks, we’ll …