Bowmore 8-year-old (Dragon Tube) / 40% / 0.7l

A young, 8-year-old Bowmore bottled at the beginning of the century on behalf of an Italian importer.

This is a collector's edition, which includes a beautiful metal tube that most likely depicts the legendary Scottish warrior Fingal and his dogs battling a fire-breathing dragon. The distillery buildings can be seen in the background. Bowmore in this age range offers stronger peat and brine notes and less citrus sweetness, but is still a good introduction to Islay single malts .

Aroma; fresh, sea breeze, peat smoke, seaweed, notes of vanilla and oak.

Taste: clear, peat, brine, lemon grass, breath of earth and a trace of citrus.

Finish: not too long, warming, a fleeting visit to the smokehouse.