Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: The Alistair Walker Whisky Company 70cl / 47.1%
A single cask 25-year-old Bowmore from the famed 1997 vintage bottled in 2023 at full strength without colouring or chill filtration by Alistair Walker Whisky Co. for their Infrequent Flyers series.
This Bowmore 1997 25-year-old came from single cask 2689, a Pedro Ximenez sherry hogshead that yielded 299 bottles at a natural cask strength of 47.1%. We've tried a great many 1997 Bowmores and they've always been excellent - the PX sherry finish on this should push it into the stratosphere.
Attributes
Distillery
Bowmore
Bottler
Alistair Walker Whisky Company
Series
Infrequent Flyers
Country
Scotland
Region
Islay
Distilled Year
1997
Bottling Year
2023
Age
25
Limited Edition
Yes
Bottles Produced
299
Cask Type
PX Hogshead
Cask Number
2689
Bottle Size
70cl
ABV
47.1%
Pre-Owned
No
Tasting Notes
Official Tasting Notes
Colour: Russet.
Nose: Burnt rubber / Sondico entry-level goalie gloves. Sweet peaty notes, but quite weighty, mingling with orchard fruits. Fall allotment vibes - pine needles and tree sap meet potting shed.
Palate: Excellent combination of peated, phenolic spirit and PX. Classic Bowmore sweet phenols - prevalent, but balanced. Sweet BBQ flavours, which contrast / combine both with those big fruity (and quite tangy) PX notes - blood orange, plums and cranberries, and also with those heavier notes - clootie dumplings, caramelised muscovado sugars and coconut and marzipan macaroons.
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Bowmore 1997-2023 | 25 Year Old Infrequent Flyers | Single Cask 2689
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2 bottles of this lovely single malt were bought as gifts. Sampled a couple of drams from one bottle and it went well above expectations. The quality, integrity, natural colour, cask strength ABV and value-for-money made these bottles 'no-brainers'.
Present us with more of these quality bottles at fair prices...and we'll buy more.
This is a heavily sherried dram that tastes of dates and raisins with a touch of honey and vanilla. It’s pretty soft and smooth without water but a few drops seem to thicken it up slightly and add hints of caramel. Absolutely gorgeous.