Bowmore - 26 year old Vintage Edition Islay Single Malt Scotch 1985 Whisky 70cl 52.3% ABV

Limited edition Islay single malt aged 26 years, cask-strength 52.3%, matured in sherry and bourbon casks. Hand-selected by the distillery manager; only 750 bottles with certificate. Peat and tropical fruit with Demerara sugar and a savory edge. Bowmore Vintage Edition Islay Single Malt Scotch 26 year old 52.3% ABV Nose: An alluring veil of distant peat smoke accompanies a tropical fruit edge—ripe mango and passionfruit—balanced by Demerara sugar. A coal-tar soap note and a faint meaty nuance lend structure, hinting at the refined interplay of ex-sherry and ex-bourb Palate: On the palate, distant peat warms a juicy fruit edge of mango and passionfruit. Sweet Demerara sugar mingles with medicinal notes recalling hospital wards, while coal tar soap threads through with a savory, meaty edge. Finish: Long, maritime finish where peat smoke fades into bright tropical fruit—mango and passionfruit—carried by sherry sweetness and Demerara sugar. A sly coal-tar soap note and savory meaty edge linger, resolved in a warm, cask-spiced glow.