Tasting Notes

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Exclusive Malts Bowmore 2001

Country: Scotland

Region: Islay

Type: Single Malt

Bottler: Creative Whisky Company

ABV: 53.6%

Score: 87 Points

This 11-year-old Bowmore from David Stirk’s Creative Whisky Company has a nose of toasted bread, cinnamon, a hint of burnt sulfur, and briny wet sand. The taste starts off with a mild peatiness, with a peppery blast that bursts on the tongue and hints of beef ribs with a tangy barbecue sauce. The finish is long and subtly spicy with burnt campfire wood, a touch of cocoa, and a lingering brininess. (May, 2013)