Bowmore - 12 year old - Islay Early 2000s bottling italian wines

Bowmore - 12 year old - Islay Early 2000s bottling italian winesColour: Amber. Nose: Already some notes of bottle age, with very little smoke if any. There is something coastal, too. Mouth: there is quite some peat now, and also crystallised fruits and butter caramel plus a little liquorice. It gets then bolder, with quite some salt and tar and gets then a little difficult (heavy notes of salty liquorice). The finish is rather long, mostly on dried plums and salt

Comments: big personality

Indian or Chinese

guava… Goes on with some eucalyptus

Due to its lively fruit acidity

From 65 year old vines

nectar after a while

honey and soft spices

as well as many kinds of raisins

Mouth: excellent

together with more bananas

white chocolate and malt with a short finish of caramel

many pastis drinkers decline to add ice