Douglas Laing Bowmore 10 Year Old Single Cask Old Particular Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 2013-2023 5cl Sample

Single Cask Bowmore! Yes please.... and 298 bottles out of this cask of 10 Years.

Bottled in 2023 and distilled in 2013 here is a jucier version of what we are used to with the 12 and 15 but in a punchier yet more flavoursome version of what we all experience.

This 10-year-old Bowmore matured in a refill hogshead and was bottled by the independent bottler Douglas Laing. DOUGLAS LAING's Old Particular consists of a range of hand-picked single cask malts from all over Scotland. This means that each bottle comes from just one single cask, without being mixed with any others. In addition, the experts at DOUGLAS LAING - in keeping with the company philosophy - bottle the whisky uncoloured and not chill-filtered. This means that the natural oils, fats and enzymes contained in the whisky remain in the whisky and make their own special contribution to the personal touch of the malt.

ABOUT BOWMORE:

The name Bowmore is associated with one of the longest stories involving whisky from the island of Islay in Scotland. In 1779, Bowmore was the first legally licensed distillery on Islay and the second in the whole of Scotland. The name Bowmore is still well known today and there is hardly a collection that does not contain at least one Bowmore.

From smaller budget offerings to high-priced luxury examples, Bowmore has something for everyone. All whiskies mature in the vaults, which are located right on the edge of the sea and whose waves constantly hit the outside walls of the storage rooms. This is intended to give Bowmore whisky a very special taste and contributes to the uniqueness of the whiskies.

In addition to the somewhat conventional vintages, Bowmore also occasionally presents almost unique examples. Whether in the Timeless Series with 27 and 31 year old whiskies or the Black Series. The latter in particular is one of the most sought-after and yet hardest to get hold of whisky series of all time. The last edition contained only 159 bottles of 50-year-old whisky from the island of Islay.

TASTING NOTES

Nose : Fresh sea spray and peaty malt give way to buttery oat biscuits
Taste : Gentle peat smoke with dry grass, damp ash and a vanilla oak flavour
Finish : Oily and coastal finish with hemp rope and charred oak with a honeycomb sweetness

48.4% ABV

50ml