The inaugural bottling for the Partners series between Navigate World Whisky and La Maison du Whisky is represented by a big Islay cask. It encapsulates our joint bottling philosophy for exceptional single cask whiskies.
This particular Bowmore expression is a gentle spirit for an Islay dram. with beautiful Bowmore fruitiness on the nose, which works well with the delicate peat alongside it. Bowmore to the core, this version brilliantly preserves from end to end a unity of tone that nothing can disturb. It is reminiscent of the older Bowmore bottlings that have cult followings, and signals a whisky style from the older days that is rare to come by today.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Salty maritime notes (sea spray) and peat present themselves right at the forefront, followed closely by a citrus jammy sweetness. Moving past the big notes there, it clearly arrives, the beautiful Bowmore floral nose. Everything in harmony; the more one revisits, the more new notes start to appear. Sweet lemon and thyme cake!
Palate: The salty Bowmore note immediately comes forward with gentle peat, loads of rich barley, with the sweet notes now moving into baked pudding and again beautiful little floral notes. Mouthfeel sublime, delicate, luxurious and incredibly soft for 57.8%.
Finish: Long and gentle, warming slowly as time goes on. It lingers and reminds one of what was drunk, touching little by little on the nose and palate notes. Still going… and only just starting to calm down.