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Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof

malty fruity
3.5
(1)€60Scotland, Islay, Single Malt

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The name is a leftover from an older way of measuring spirit. One hundred degrees proof meant 57.1% alcohol, and that is how this Islay malt is filled. It arrived as a one litre travel retail bottle, the kind you carried home from an airport. There is no age statement, only that phrase and the strength behind it. Peat smoke sits close to a malty sweetness here rather than fighting it. Lemon cuts through the middle and honey rounds the edges. The finish turns savoury and salty. It is a big whisky that still tastes like its island.

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About the distillery

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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 100 Degrees Proof

Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof is a cask strength single malt Scotch whisky from Islay. The distillery takes its name from the town it stands in, on the island's shore in Scotland. No age statement appears on the label. Strength is the headline instead: 57.1% ABV, which the old British proof scale recorded as one hundred degrees. It was filled into a one litre bottle made for travel retail shelves. The name is a piece of old British bookkeeping. Before labels carried percentages, spirit strength was measured in degrees of proof. One hundred degrees marked the reference point on that scale, and it equals 57.1% ABV. Bowmore chose that phrase instead of the number for this release. It signals cask strength without spelling it out. Anyone buying the litre bottle at an airport got the message quickly enough. Peat smoke leads, but it is a soft, coastal smoke rather than a bonfire. Underneath sits a malty, cereal core that carries real weight at this strength. Lemon arrives early and keeps the sweetness in check. Fresh fruit follows, closer to orchard apple than tropical. Honey builds through the middle and turns the finish sweet and warm. A savoury, almost meaty note lingers once the smoky edge fades. Most of the core Bowmore range carries an age statement and a gentler strength. Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof does neither, which changes what you get in the glass. Full strength keeps the oils and the weight that lower strength bottlings shed. The smoke lands heavier and the fruity side stays sharper. This one has since left the travel retail line, so bottles now surface mainly at auction.