Bowmore Cask Strength Vaults / 56% / 1.0l

Bowmore Cask Strength was part of the company's core offering until 2007.

The whisky was unstated (said to be blended from 8-10-year-old stills), aged in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks, and bottled at 56% abv. The Bowmore Cask Strength featured here dates from the late 90s or early 2000s, when the distillery was using bottles with ornate prints.

Aroma: quite complex, initially malt and earthy notes, peat smoke, oak shavings, bitter orange jam, chocolate block.

Taste; rich and intense, sweet, orange peel, dried plums and apricots, grapefruit, marzipan.  

Finish : long and warming, peat, oak bitterness and dried fruit.