Bowmore Tempest aged 10 years

10 år gammel smallbatch whisky fra Bowmore tappet i fatstyrke. Lagret på ferske bourbonfat, og begrenset til 2000 kasser pr batch.

Innhold

**?/10**
Farge	Uten vann	Med vann
Farge ikke vurdert	Ikke vurdert lukt. Ikke vurdert smak.	Ikke vurdert lukt. Ikke vurdert smak.
Har ikke kommentert ettersmak.

**Bowmore**
Farge	Lukt	Smak
Bright summer gold	Earthy smoke and brine water, notes of crème brulée with orange blossom with butter cream	Bursts of citrus, lemons and orange with the distinct peaty Islay-character and a sea salt tang.
Ettersmak: Long, lingering yet clean and fresh

**Poeng: 88 -** **Whiskyfun**
Farge	Lukt	Smak
Gold	Punchy, clean, crisp, peaty, coastal, mineral and slightly lemony. Not aggressive, flawless – so far. With water: this is interesting, it gets rather more spirity and aggressive when diluted, as if water had unleashed some kind of tincture or iodine and mercurochrome (is that the ‘tempest’?). But it’s soon to calm down, getting more complex, with aromas that are usually to be found in much older Islayers, such as camphor and pu-erh tea.	The most superb combination of peat, lemon, pepper and iodine that one could taste, with a few spices from the oak in the background (the usual nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger). It’s no overly complex whisky but once again, the balance is impressive. And it’s so drinkable at cask strength! With water: once again, complexity arrives with water. More herbs and even pine resin, the only thing that’s just a tad disturbing is a slight ‘new oak’ note (a little too much ginger/nutmeg for my taste). But that’s nothing.
Ettersmak: Long, clean and perfectly balanced once again. And very fresh. Maybe a tad sweeter than before (marmalade?) Oppsummering: (Batch #1)It’s great that the Distillery joined the many independents who already issued superb young clean Bowmores in recent times, even if this Tempest is a little sweeter than most. A lovable 10yo.