- Raided Score: 78
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: Touch tannic and acidic with a jammy fruity punch. Meh.
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- Raided Score: 84
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: The smoke is sotto voce. The savory nature continues on the palate. It needs water to bring out fresh fruits, and while there’s a bitterness on the end, that’s a minor cavil.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: This is 40% sherry bomb and 60% peat slap. It's really quite nice.
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Intro:
This is a NAS, cask strength, Limited Edition release from Bowmore. It is a marriage of first fill PX and first fill Oloroso matured casks that are blended and bottled at cask strength.
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Nose:
Vanilla, cocoa, rich stewed fruits. Faint earthy peat on the nose. Pepper, tobacco and nutty toffee.
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Taste:
Thick mouth feel. Oily and rich. Some heat, but restrained. Rich stewed fruits, toffee and nutty sherry are the first things I notice, with a big wet, earthy, vegetal peat slap following. The PX and Oloroso play nicely together, bringing toffee, caramel and raspberries to blend well with pepper, tobacco, cocoa and stone fruit notes.
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Finish:
Medium length, smoldering smoke and rich stewed fruits.
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Overall:
This is 40% sherry bomb and 60% peat slap. It's really quite nice.
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Score:
7
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