Bowmore 15 Years Darkest
The Bowmore Darkest is a vat of the darkest casks the Blenders can find in the warehouses of Bowmore. Most of the whisky experts look at the age of the whisky. The darkest is a very good example that a whisky with a normal age and a very prominent cask selection can be premium, too.
The Bowmore Darkest is a vat of the darkest casks the Blenders can find in the warehouses of Bowmore. Most of the whisky experts look at the age of the whisky. The darkest is a very good example that a whisky with a normal age and a very prominent cask selection can be premium, too.
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| 6814 | |
| Bowmore | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 15 Years | |
| 43% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Bourbon | |
| Sherry - Oloroso | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Spices:
Plum:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Maritime Notes:
Bonfire Smoke:
Seaweed:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Caramel:
Berries:
Leather:
Malt:
Apple:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Date:
Grape:
Honey:
Nuts:
Salt:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Blackberry:
Clove:
Floral:
Medicinal Smoke:
Nutmeg:
Pepper:
Almonds:
Anise:
Banana:
Cake:
Cherry:
Fig:
Grapefruit:
Green Apple:
Hay:
Iodine:
Pear:
Pineapple:
Strawberry:
Tobacco:
Tropical Fruit:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Oak:
Chocolate:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Oil:
Raisin:
Malt:
Coffee:
Clove:
Dried Fruit:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Berries:
Blackberry:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Plum:
Maritime Notes:
Alcohol:
Honey:
Herbs:
Cherry:
Grape:
Hazelnut:
Heather:
Leather:
Orange:
Salt:
Seaweed:
Tobacco:
Zitrus:
Ginger:
Ham:
Mint:
Peach:
Pear:
Tropical Fruit:
Almonds:
Bonfire Smoke:
Cake:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Malt:
Oak:
Spices:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Maritime Notes:
Nuts:
Oil:
Salt:
Bonfire Smoke:
Coffee:
Seaweed:
Alcohol:
Cherry:
Dried Fruit:
Chili:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Anise:
Barley:
Blackberry:
Cinnamon:
Grass:
Ham:
Heather:
Honey:
Iodine:
Leather:
Medicinal Smoke:
Orange:
Plum:
Raisin:
Tobacco:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
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Tasting Video
Quality rating of this bottle
4.2
Rate
389
17
Quality comparison of bottles
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Tasting notes of Zeus8613:
26. Apr 2018
All tasting notes
04. May 2015
Nosing:
Raisins, smoke, oakiness
Taste:
Smoke, cedar wood, sweet syrup, spicy, sherry, dark fruits, plums
Finish:
Medium
Comment:
This Bowmore was created only from the darkest casks. The statement behind this bottle is, not the age of the whisky is important, only the cask in which it has matured.
Raisins, smoke, oakiness
Taste:
Smoke, cedar wood, sweet syrup, spicy, sherry, dark fruits, plums
Finish:
Medium
Comment:
This Bowmore was created only from the darkest casks. The statement behind this bottle is, not the age of the whisky is important, only the cask in which it has matured.
27. Apr 2015
Nosing:
delicious dark chocolate, sun-dried fruits and a tell-tale wisp of Islay smoke.
Taste:
wonderful cedar wood and rich treacle toffee
Finish:
the robust and complex finish with a hint of sherry tannin
Comment:
delicious dark chocolate, sun-dried fruits and a tell-tale wisp of Islay smoke.
Taste:
wonderful cedar wood and rich treacle toffee
Finish:
the robust and complex finish with a hint of sherry tannin
Comment:
09. Mar 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
27. Jan 2019
25. Feb 2019
Nosing: 
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Taste: 
Finish:
Comment:
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Finish:
Comment:
06. Nov 2016
Nosing: 
Taste: 
Finish: 
Comment: a good nose but underwhelming taste in my opinion. I am not used to smokiness so it misleads by nosing and taste.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: a good nose but underwhelming taste in my opinion. I am not used to smokiness so it misleads by nosing and taste.
16. Nov 2017
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
long
Comment:
88/100
Taste:
Finish:
long
Comment:
88/100
07. Mar 2018
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish: long 
Comment: I'm more appreciative of it after having visited many more peatier/smokier drams. I feel I'm better able to taste more subtle flavours. Can see this being a daily dram if feeling for something with a bit of smoke but still lots of sweetness and spice
Taste:
Finish: long
Comment: I'm more appreciative of it after having visited many more peatier/smokier drams. I feel I'm better able to taste more subtle flavours. Can see this being a daily dram if feeling for something with a bit of smoke but still lots of sweetness and spice
20. Sep 2015
It has been a long time since I last tasted these "old" releases of Bowmore, but they still deliver.
The "Darkest" showcases why Suntory bought Bowmore - in a blind tasting, a bottling of Yamazaki or Hibiki would live up quite favorably, which is to say that this particular Bowmore is almost Japanese in style.
Big sherry nose of a quality quite rare to find in Scotland these days. Dark, sweet caramel fruit and leathery, slightly acetic cask aromas without the sulfury defects often found nowadays - likely a "wet" cask being filled with the newmake spirit. The smoke is quite subtle on the nose at first, much more resembling charcoal than peat "reek". Interestingly, no "sea" aromas.
On the palate, the smoke asserts itself after an initial blast of caramel sweetness and persists into the medium, rich finish. Alcohol is balanced, a structuring element rather than contributing any harshness.
Excellent quality, even though one gets a sense that the addition of caramel may be limiting.
The "Darkest" showcases why Suntory bought Bowmore - in a blind tasting, a bottling of Yamazaki or Hibiki would live up quite favorably, which is to say that this particular Bowmore is almost Japanese in style.
Big sherry nose of a quality quite rare to find in Scotland these days. Dark, sweet caramel fruit and leathery, slightly acetic cask aromas without the sulfury defects often found nowadays - likely a "wet" cask being filled with the newmake spirit. The smoke is quite subtle on the nose at first, much more resembling charcoal than peat "reek". Interestingly, no "sea" aromas.
On the palate, the smoke asserts itself after an initial blast of caramel sweetness and persists into the medium, rich finish. Alcohol is balanced, a structuring element rather than contributing any harshness.
Excellent quality, even though one gets a sense that the addition of caramel may be limiting.
25. Apr 2020
Nosing: 
... plus
and a hint of anise if left in the glass long enough (>60 minutes, in the case of this tasting)
Taste: 
Finish: 
Comment: A nice mix of fruit and sugar sweetnesses leads the way with Bowmore 15-year old "Darkest," and serve as a fine offset to the mild peat scent once it eventually appears as a mild influence.
Smoke is more recognizable on the palate. The peat influence fades in the finish, but also pairs up with wood smoke as it goes. The taste experience with this whisky is clearly less complex than what the nose delivers.
Not much oak or nuttiness to be found anywhere in this whisky. The lack of a complementary bitter note is perhaps only a minor disappointment, but it is certainly noticeable in its absence.
... plus
and a hint of anise if left in the glass long enough (>60 minutes, in the case of this tasting)Taste:
Finish:
Comment: A nice mix of fruit and sugar sweetnesses leads the way with Bowmore 15-year old "Darkest," and serve as a fine offset to the mild peat scent once it eventually appears as a mild influence.
Smoke is more recognizable on the palate. The peat influence fades in the finish, but also pairs up with wood smoke as it goes. The taste experience with this whisky is clearly less complex than what the nose delivers.
Not much oak or nuttiness to be found anywhere in this whisky. The lack of a complementary bitter note is perhaps only a minor disappointment, but it is certainly noticeable in its absence.
