Core Range: Bowmore

 Continuing the series of posts showing a distillery's core range of bottlings.

This time looking at Bowmore.

Bottle	No. 1
Characteristics	40% ABV NAS Chill filtered / Coloured
Maturation	Bourbon barrels
UK Price	£35
Tasting notes	oak smoke, layered peat and vanilla sweetness

Bottle	12yo
Characteristics	40% ABV 12yo Chill filtered / Coloured
Maturation	Bourbon barrels then Oloroso casks
UK Price	£35
Tasting notes	Breathe In: Subtle lemon and honey, balanced beautifully by Bowmore's trademark peaty smokiness Sip: Warm and delicious on the palate with subtle dark chocolate flavours Savour: Trademark gentle peat smoke, leading to a delicious, long and mellow finish:

Bottle	15yo
Characteristics	43% ABV 15yo Chill filtered / Coloured
Maturation	Bourbon barrels then Oloroso casks
UK Price	£57
Tasting notes	Breathe In: Dark chocolate and raisin aromas compliment the classic Bowmore smokiness Sip: Wonderful cedar wood and rich treacle toffee flavours Savour: Spicy, toffee, sherry and barley

Bottle	18yo
Characteristics	43% ABV 18yo Chill filtered / Coloured
Maturation	Oak casks
UK Price	£95
Tasting notes	Breathe In: Creamy caramel toffee, with ripe fruit and smoke aromas Sip: Incredibly complex, with beautiful soft fruit and chocolate balanced with a light smokiness Savour: The long and wonderfully balanced finish

Bottle	21yo Château Lagrange
Characteristics	48.4% ABV 21yo NCF/NC
Maturation	French Oak Barriques
UK Price	£160
Tasting notes	Breathe In: Notes of red fruit, dark chocolate and treacle hint at the Grand Cru Classé Bordeaux wines that were once aged inside. Sip: Sweet and nutty with undertones of spice, manuka honey and a hint of peat smoke Savour: Sweet and nutty with praline notes and a trace of cinnamon.

Bottle	25yo
Characteristics	43% ABV 25yo Chill filtered / Coloured
Maturation	North American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks
UK Price	£380
Tasting notes	Breathe In: Intense sherry and stewed fruits, with a trace of Bowmore smokiness Sip: Delicious toffee and hazelnut, woven together with just a hint of sweet peat smoke Savour: The mellow, gentle and incredibly complex finish

Bottle	Vaults Edition
Characteristics	51.5% ABV NAS NCF/NC
Maturation	Ex-bourbon casks
UK Price	£73
Tasting notes	Breathe In: The zest of sun-ripened fruits drizzled with the sea Sip: Salted honeycomb with zingy spiced cocoa and the tang of iodine-soaked blood orange Savour: The never-ending salt finish of ocean-spiced blackberry, sea-salt and lingering kumquat, going on and on like the depth of the ocean

Bottle	10yo Aston Martin Travel Retail
Characteristics	40% ABV 10yo Chill filtered / Coloured
Maturation	Spanish oak casks
UK Price	£50
Tasting notes	Breathe In: Sun-dried fruit, baked Seville orange and toasted maple Sip: Sultanas, sea salt and dark fruit oils Savour: Peat-smoked walnut and spices

Bottle	15yo Aston Martin Travel Retail
Characteristics	43% ABV 15yo Chill filtered / Coloured
Maturation	First fill bourbon casks and hogsheads
UK Price	£250
Tasting notes	Breathe In: Sicilian golden desserts with honey, Amalfi lemon and sweet tobacco leaf Sip: Silky citrus, salty-sweet vanilla and honeycomb Savour: Peat smoke, sweet almond and lingering lemon

Bottle	18yo Aston Martin Travel Retail
Characteristics	43% ABV 18yo Chill filtered / Coloured
Maturation	Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks
UK Price	£300
Tasting notes	Breathe In: Rich dark chocolate, treacle toffee and date oil Sip: Bitter-sweet orange peel and peat-smoke roasted coffee Savour: Velvet mocha and macadamia nut chocolate

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