Scottish Gaelic for "pier," Bowmore Laimrig was named after the ancient stone pier near the distillery where harvested barley was unloaded and where the finished spirit would begin its export journey. This non-chill-filtered single malt ages for 15 years in Spanish sherry butts and is bottled at cask strength, so each release may vary slightly in ABV.
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Holy crap! Props to Harry for opening the cabinet. This is way better than I expected. Absolutely something I'd buy in a heartbeat. Viscous, oily. Pleasant, soft smoke on the nose, rich caramel and mouth-coating buttery-ness on the tongue. I hesitate to say one of the best scotches I've ever tried, but it's up there!
Le Survenant dévoile enfin son nom, Laimrig. On l'accueil comme il s'invite. Il s'annonce fort ça tombe à point! Pas de fumé sans feu... Il dépose son sac et ne repartira pas de sitôt. Il restera au moins jusqu'au dessert. Qui refuserait une tarte aux raisins?
Can't say enough about Bowmore. Yes, it's an Islay, but it's not in your face with the smoke. It's there, to be sure, but it doesn't punch you in the nose with it. The Sherry butts probably helped balance it out. Great tasting dram.
Probably more of a 4.5 stars to me. Different from the darkest edition, this one is ALL smoke and really salty. Loved it!
2017 Messe: brennt, aber sehr spannender Geschmack nach süß, Salz und Rauch a
Nice bit of peat smoke but punching me enough that it still tastes young
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