1997 First Editions Bowmore 14 Years Review
(14 Years, 54.8% ABV, $80) Warm and fruity with an elegant malty smokiness. This is tasty stuff, a great cask of Bowmore.
(14 Years, 54.8% ABV, $80) Warm and fruity with an elegant malty smokiness. This is tasty stuff, a great cask of Bowmore.
(19 Years, 54.9% ABV, $90) Fruity awesomeness dusted with chocolate, oak and spice. It’s a great sipping whisky.
(3+ Years, 40% ABV, $30) A Trader Joe’s scotch that doesn’t just not suck, but is actually quite good. Good enough that I’ll be buying it again
(6 Years, 50% ABV, $70) A really nice whisky. Easy to sip, easy to mix, easy to share.
(3 Years, 45% ABV, $40) In the growing world of American Single Malts this one is a miss. Instead, go with a brand like Stranahans or Westland who don’t try to hide who they are and what they do.
(NAS, 43% ABV, $NA) This is just plain terrible. I don’t know if it was ever good, but all three of the dusties I had of this were just as bad and went down the drain.
(NAS, 46% ABV, $80) A heavy layer of peated scotch is surrounded by lighter layers of bourbon and rye notes that makes for one heck of a nice drinker.
(NAS, 49.3% ABV, $150) This is a severe disappointment. It’s a whiskey I’ve held in high esteem for so long and to get a batch like this, with a poorly done label to boot, makes me wonder what’s going on over there.
(4+ Years, 47% ABV, $65) It’s a 4+ year-old 95/5 MGP rye and it smells and tastes exactly like you think it would if you’re well versed in that classic MGP profile.
(2.5 Years, 41.5% ABV, $0.01) Darn nice and a wonderful start to this new line and this new approach to a truly Maryland rye.