This single cask Bowmore comes as part of Douglas Laing's Xtra Old Particular bottling range, having been aged for 21 years! It was distilled in November 1997, and filled into a single refill hogshead for over two decades. The single malt was bottled at cask strength in March 2019, with an outturn of 289 bottles weighing in at 57.6% ABV.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Big, bold and salty early on the nose, warming to a sweet peat character with obvious barley qualities.

Palate: The palate opens in a damp earth, coal dusty burst, incorporating summer tar, drifting smoke and a dulcet phenolic character.

Finish: The finish is a fine replication of what went before.

Country: Islay - Scotland 

ABV: 57.6%