Bowmore 27-year-old Timeless Series / 52.7% / 0.7l
- In the late 2020 Bowmore, the oldest distillery on Islay, established 1779, announced launch of Timeless Series, a range of carefully selected whiskies predominantly aged in the famous warehouse No.1 Vaults.
Product description
At the end of 2020, Bowmore, the oldest distillery on Islay (established in 1779), announced the release of a new, luxurious “Timeless Series”.
Consisting of specially selected whiskies matured mainly in the famous No.1 Vaults warehouse. To celebrate the event, Bowmore's directors invited French director Thomas Vanz to create a short film dedicated to the distillery. The series is heralded by the Bowmore 27 years old, a whisky aged for 15 years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, finished for 12 years in fresh Oloroso sherry butts and bottled at cask strength (52.7% abv). The whisky rests in an elegant black box next to a small hourglass. It measures 3 minutes, during which tasters are to concentrate solely on the aromas before engaging their taste receptors. The edition consisted of 3,000 bottles.
Nose: sea breeze and peat smoke, seaweed, raisins and sultanas, mango, figs, hungarian jam, toffee, maple syrup, licorice, tobacco leaves, notes of potpourri and oak.
Palate: dark chocolate, toffee, black cherries, blackberries, plums, orange peel, raisins, walnuts, violet liqueur, tobacco, leather, oak and peat smoke in the background.
Finish : long, with notes of peat smoke, dried fruit, roasted nuts, sea salt, tobacco and oak tannins.