Bowmore 1988 | 24 Year Old Islay Festival 2013Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl 51% A small batch Bowmore 1988 24 year old Islay single malt whisky released by the distillery at the 2013 Islay Festival as the highlight of Bowmore's Feis Ile bottlings for that year. This 24 year old Bowmore 1988 came from a tiny batch of first fill bourbon casks, and was a limited edition of 300 bottles at an ideal natural cask strength of 51%. A delicious old 1980s Bowmore of the best kind.

Here's a case in point - a long-aged refill hogshead of 28-year-old Tullibardine 1993

Blended malt had been almost dead after the Cardhu debacle of 2003-4

A single cask Ben Nevis 1997 bottled as a 24-year-old by Coopers Choice

This 18-year-old whisky is a little tamer than the younger expressions from Talisker

and leans more towards the thick

Nose: Dried apricot aromas give way to elderflower and soft herbal notes

Country Scotland Region Highland Distilled Year 2008 Bottling Year 2022 Age 13 Limited Edition Yes Bottles Produced 141 Cask Type Oloroso Quarter Cask

Due to being fully matured in sherry casks this 200th Anniversary bottling is darker and more bittersweet and richer than the Lagavulins we all know

roasted nuts and a slight saltiness coming through at the back

strawberry jam and jackfruit

This 2008 bottling of Clynelish Distillery Only was a limited edition of 7000 bottles from a small batch of ex-bourbon casks that were rumoured at the time to have matured between eight and ten years

Country Scotland Region Islay Distilled Year 1990 Bottling Year 2018 Age 28 Year Old Limited Edition Yes Bottles Produced 228 Cask Type Single Hogshead Bottle Size 70cl ABV 46