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Bowmore 10 years Tempest

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4.2
(6)€164Scotland, Islay, Single Malt

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Bowmore matures the Tempest in its No.1 Vaults. An old stone warehouse whose wall is all that stands between the casks and Loch Indaal. The sea throws itself at that wall, and you can taste the result. This is cask-strength spirit drawn from first-fill bourbon casks, bottled young and bold at ten years. Peat smoke rolls in first, then a salty brine and a lick of honey. There is a medicinal, almost marzipan edge underneath. It drinks best neat, given a quiet minute to open up and show its weather-beaten heart.

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Bowmore

Bowmore is a Scotch whisky distillery located in the town of Bowmore on the Scottish island of Islay. It is one of the oldest distilleries on the island, having been established in 1779 by local merchant David Simson. Bowmore is known for producing a range of peated and unpeated single malt whiskies. The distillery sources its water from the nearby Laggan River, which is said to contribute to the unique character of its whiskies. The barley used in production is malted on site using traditional floor malting techniques. The distillery has its own cooperage, where skilled craftsmen create and repair casks used for maturing the whisky.

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About the Bowmore 10 years Tempest

Bowmore 10 years Tempest is a cask-strength single malt Scotch whisky from the Bowmore distillery on Islay, in Scotland. It carries the salt and smoke that this stretch of coast is famous for. The whisky spends a decade in first-fill bourbon casks. Those barrels sit in the No.1 Vaults, an old stone warehouse on the shore. Only a single wall keeps Loch Indaal from the casks, and the sea leaves its mark. That coastal maturation gives the Tempest its character. Peat smoke arrives first, dense and earthy, the signature of an Islay single malt. Behind it comes a wave of brine and a medicinal, iodine note. There is sweetness too, a thread of honey and a soft marzipan richness. A squeeze of lime keeps it bright. The oak from those bourbon casks holds the whole thing together with a warm, dry frame. Bowmore is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, founded in 1779 on the edge of Loch Indaal. It has weathered two centuries of Atlantic storms in that same spot. The No.1 Vaults are said to be the oldest maturation warehouse in the country. They sit partly below sea level, cool and damp, breathing salt air into every cask. That setting shapes the spirit in a way no other site quite copies. The Tempest was released in small batches at full cask strength. That makes it a punchy, vivid dram, big with peat and sea spray. Yet Bowmore keeps its trademark balance, so the power never tips into harshness. The fresh fruit and floral lift behind the smoke give it real depth. Drink Bowmore 10 years Tempest neat and let it settle in the glass. The smoke softens, the honey rises, and the marzipan sweetness spreads out. It suits anyone who loves a bold, coastal Islay whisky with nothing to hide. This is the Bowmore distillery showing its raw, stormy side, straight from the cask.