Bowmore 18 Year Old Whisky Sponge Edition No.74 55.3% 70cl Balblair a tangy medicinal tone arrives

a tangy medicinal tone arrives ahead of a rich gingery and chocolate tone that fills the palate

some sweet smoke flows in and out across the palate

Lots of brininess and some dried figs combine nicely with well-integrated bonfire smoke

This gives way to hints of wood

cream pudding

Bowmore 18 Year Old Whisky Sponge Edition No.74 55.3% 70cl Balblair a tangy medicinal tone arrivesBowmore 18 Year Old Whisky Sponge Edition No. 74 Independent bottler The Whisky Sponge has a soft spot for Islay distillery Bowmore, and this brilliant release shows exactly why. It was distilled in 2003 and spent its life in a refill sherry butt. Fascinatingly, its maturation was broken by spending some time out of cask. It was put back into a different refill sherry cask to continue its ageing but it remains 18 years old. Exuberant with Bowmores