Created for Fèis Ìle (Islay Festival) held each spring. There are two festival bottles available for 2018. This one and a vintage single barrel bottling. This release is made from a marriage of single malt aged in oloroso casks. Only 3000 bottles were made with the first 1500 bottles to be released on 26th May 2018, the first day of the festival. The remaining bottles will be sold at the distillery on the 30th of May, Bowmore Open Day.
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Deep complex sweet smell, honey, molasses and age. Flavor builds quickly from the first hit, I get the rich creaminess first then a flood of honey and spice into a fiery long tail. Intense body, love how it develops over time. Like someone made a crescendo into a whiskey. Magnificent on all fronts.
A richly sherried dram with notes of chocolate, cherries, pepper, floral, creamy vanilla, and hints of smoke. a more rounded version of the core 15 with less of a cough syrup taste.
Salty like the islands. Pairs beautifully with oysters
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