Bowmore The Character Of Islay - Wind & Wave Single Cask #11717 Whisky 18 Year Old · 2002 Vintage
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Ruby red grapefruit is dominant on the nose, with a background of custard and soft smoke. There is an earthy yet smoky sweetness on the palate, enveloping flavours of liquorice, lemon and blackcurrant. Lasting sea salt, soft fruit and forest pine notes come forward on the finish.
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Tasting Notes
Colour
Deep amber with coppery highlights and a subtle ruby glow, a sunlit bronze hue.
Nose
Ruby red grapefruit dominates the nose, with a custard-like undertone and a delicate veil of soft smoke.
Palate
Earthy yet smoky sweetness coats the palate, revealing liquorice, lemon and blackcurrant. A persistent sea-salt breeze and soft fruit give way to forest pine on the finish, leaving a coastal, refined palate.
Finish
Long maritime finish of sea salt and soft fruit, with forest pine notes lingering in a resinous coastal warmth that slowly fades.