Tasting Notes

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Bowmore 26 Vintner’s Trilogy

Country: Scotland

Region: Islay

Type: Single Malt

Bottler: Distiller

ABV: 48.7%

Score: 92 Points

Bowmore 26 Vintner's Trilogy Series. Image courtesy Bowmore/Beam Suntory.This is the second release in the Vintner’s Trilogy series of limited-edition releases from Bowmore, and was matured first for 13 years in ex-Bourbon barrels before being put into French Oak wine barriques for another 13 years. The nose has notes of baked cherries, blackberry jam, a soft smokiness, toasted raisin bread, and a hint of menthol. The taste is fruity, smoky, and woody with baking chocolate, berry cobbler, and a hint of of cherry pie for a robust and well-rounded flavor. The finish has a lingering fruitiness and smoke with just a touch of wet beach sand. (April, 2018)