A warm golden colour with a medium body. A smokiness on the palate balanced by honey sweetness. Chocolate, pear, citrus bouquet with a long & satisfying finish. The water rises from peat & flows via the river Laggan for eight miles to the distillery. The company has its own maltings & uses a gentle technique of peating. The maturation warehouses are doused with four or five feet of water at high tide. All of these factors, & more, create the Bowmore character. Aromas of burnt peat & chocolate. Balanced, rich & smooth with the characteristic peat, & trace of iodine, of Islay. Smoky, with a hint of seaweed. Definite edge of salt, with a perfumey taste similar to rose water.