Bowmore

My first Bowmore from the 60s, a period considered to be peak Bowmore with some legendary bottles. A bottle where the smoke is much more prominent during the nose and then becomes more subtle as you drink it

Probably the oldest vintage Bowmore I’ve had and it’s from the quality Italian IB Sestante, I have very high expectations for 1960s Bowmores, especially considering their high prices (this was 85 SGD for a 10ml half-dram)

The oldest hand-filled Bowmore & not available for retail (which explains why it is running for £800+ in auctions, kinda ridiculous pricing if you ask me) as it was sold during Feis Ile 2026. Very enjoyable modern Bowmore bottled at a very respectable ABV that gives it the much needed extra oomph that most modern OB Bowmore lacks, definitely would be a good daily dram had it not been for the borderline insane price. This bottle makes me curious as to how insane the price of a 30yo hand-filled OB Bowmore would be in a couple of years!

Suprisingly good young Bowmore, only slightly bitter and spicy towards the end

Not what I expected from an early 1970s Bowmore because it’s from the legendary Kingsbury Celtic label series but for the price it is acceptable for the price of 60 SGD for a 1cl pour

Probably the youngest IB Bowmore I’ve tried, and also very modern, a very modern smoky bose

A 14yo Bowmore from the 2010s, that’s definitely my first! Definitely better than I expected from a young whisky