Bowmore 1968 | 25 Year OldIslay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl 43% The Bowmore 1968 25 year old is one of the hardest in the old vintage age statement series to find nowadays. A magnificently tropical and exotic Bowmore packed with notes of mango, passion fruit, soft seaweed coastal notes, wispy smoke and touches of peat oil and pineapple syrup. Absolutely incredible whisky that anyone serious about single malts should endeavor to taste before they all

followed by a more intense ashy wood smoke

A litre bottle of Ballantine's 12-Year-Old Gold Seal

coastal complexity with mineral peat smoke

The still was safely returned to the distillery shortly after the event and 25 years on

simple expressions of this unique

then mellowing to brioche and a hint of spice

An all-round fantastic dram that shows Ardbeg as a whisky in a very transitional and interesting stage of its life

A 1996 18 year old Clynelish bottled in 2014 by Hunter Laing for their Old & Rare series after full maturation in a refill hogshead

Palate: Rounded honey sweetness is balanced with a dash of chilli spice

Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19-year-old appeared in 2019 as the distillery's first core range age statement whisky in almost two decades since Ardbeg 10-year-old launched in the year 2000

Benriach Albariza 18-year-old is a great alternative to a sherry-aged Islay whisky for those feeling adventurous

particularly from the celebrated early 1970s vintages that showcase the distillery's distinctive character at its peak