I wish that all producers were required to list batch numbers for this reason. Please log in again. The login page will open in a new window. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. Skip to content. Palate : Soft, mildly sweet malt. Mineral-flecked seawater, and woodfire smoke. Finish : Medium-long. Some charcoal, and quickly-fading peat.
The water is diverted from the river and forms The Bowmore Lade. This water is notable for its cross-island trip, picking up heather in the hills, minerals from the sandstone and limestone rocks from which it rises, and peat from the lowland bogs on its trip to the distillery.
This yields a light and subtle spirit with a balance of mineral and vegetal. Bowmore Legend. Share This! Previous Post. Next Post. You Might Also Like. Milford Single Malt 10 year. Apr 15, views. Bowmore Dec 22, views. Lagavulin 12 year. Jun 7, views. Really, shockingly bad. Revisiting it tonight, I am reminded of why this bottle is almost intact and wonder why it's still even in my cabinet. Taste: I don't know how to describe this in more gentle terms so I'll just have at it.
Like chewing on rotting plant matter, not to mention the salt is overbearing. If you like gargling and drinking salt water this is for you. As if that isn't bad enough these two tastes are followed by a hard metallic note that hits right at the back of the mouth.
If you ever smelled rusting copper this is exactly how this tastes. Finish: A hard swallow. By this I mean it's a pain to even get it down.
Nothing more to add Bowmore Legend, what an unfitting title. Just to get to the bottom of this. Slightly discourage by your comment. Victor In my experience a bottle has only changes when I've drunk a significant part of it. However, it is a valid point. Maybe the angels where greedy and took more than their share this time. I'll be reevaluating this one. I also agree with your last comment.
Taste is an individual preference. Some people are still scratching their heads and wondering how Murray gave Thomas Handy the world whisky award. I had two drams from my bottle of Legend and then drained the rest; felt about the same as you. If you can try a better Bowmore sometime, go for it. Nose: curiously, there is no overwhelming peatiness in this whiskey.
My impression is that there are some notes of fruits, mainly pears, even a whiff of sherry, almost a little bit sour, or is this my stuffy nose? Anyway, this is different from the comments of someone on the internet who said that it smells like soaked band-aid. He even said it tastes like that, but I seriously doubt if he has ever had a try on bandages… Palate: now, the peat is there, not too pungent, maybe a tad watery, giving way to sugary not honeyed sweetness, mingled with cold, stale smoke, but not too bad.
Finish: the smoke lingers on, but there is not much more in it, rather one-dimensional. This is my first Bowmore in ten years. The last one I had was an old-style Bowmore Surf, better than this one, saltier and with a better balance between sweetness and peat. In summary, a very drinkable entry-level Islay whiskey, nothing special, without the brutality of a full-grown single malt. I agree with the review, excellent! Tasting of wet band-aid, what a joke.
Maybe that joker that wrote that comment was sifting his dram through a wet band-aid before tasting. More of peat on the palate than in the aroma. I do like the finish of the peat smoke lingering on. Good value. Stay thirsty my friend. This is my first Bowmore. I went to the liquor shop several times with intension to buy Bowmore 12 but always ended up in buying something different. This time I was advised to try Legend instead of 12yo, so ok, I bought Bowmore Legend to start my experience with Bowmore from the beginning of their regular range.
Well, after trying it I have mixed feelings. In general I quite like the flavors it offers. I also admire it's softness for it's age 8yo? There are barley sweetness, smoked bacon, some fruits. But they are not quite combined, so to say. It lacks some kind of a binding element usualy these are spices, peppers? So, it lacks balance. Because of that it is not all that drinkable for my liking. Nevertheless I give it quite high score for being good bang for the buck and nice entry soft Islay malt.
The toffee nose is quite nice but then you get something from the sea, iodique, salted Then the mouth is smokey and turns to pepper, the finish is definitively pepper.
I wasn't expected such pepper note and it was too strong to distinguish something else. The finish is definitively pepper an disappointing for me. Bowmore Legend is a no-age statement fairly cheap Islay malt. I've heard it suggested it's around 7 years old and that doesn't seem to be far off the mark. It's got taste a-plenty but not much on the finish and very little in the way of complexity.
That being said, sometimes it's nice to have a whisky that you don't need to do any work on. As a young largely impoverished whisky drinker, it's nice to have something to pass around that friends can drink without a great ritual or fear of breaking the bank. Nose: There's not a huge amount going on here then again, my bottle has been open for a fair while. I get some peat, a little salt, some smoke and a smell that reminds me of shoe-shops.
Palate: Lovely. Not a hint of harshness and some lovely smooth smoky flavours running around. Definitely a good winter-warmer. There's a nice bit of honey in there I'm a big fan of honey if you see my other reviews and a pleasant saltiness to contrast it with. The second tasting remains very consistent with slightly more saltiness, but no overall change to the whisky after several sips.
Finish: Fairly limited and not terribly long. Essentially it's the same as above but gentler and with no major developments. Personally I think it's nice and smooth, but I understand those that say it's not complex or interesting enough. The whole whisky revolves around a moderate level of smoke.
It's not an ashtray Coal Ila Signatory ! Legend has a simple, pleasant smokiness and is a lovely everyday dram. It's not something you get excited about drinking all day, but it's something you know you'd life to come back to and relax with.
I'm a fan. I'd also add that if I could be bothered to review a Bowmore 12 it would be at least 15 points lower than Legend, so make sure you have a good think about Legend before launching into 12! Another thing to note is that Bowmore do cracking packaging. I love the bottle - unpretentious and cool as a cucumber! This is lovely stuff, smokey and peaty, a bonfire by the sea. There is no great development of flavour or prolonged finish but the basic taste is so good that it leaves my belly full of a warm glow and my taste buds truly satisfied.
I have drank this over the past few months with three other budget Islay malts. In my mind, it is not the best but not the worst. On the plus side, this is an inexpensive Islay. On the other hand, having tried it, it reminds me of a special offering at a fast food restaurant, it lacks complexity, depth, and might tempt you at first but once you've had it you realize there is not a lot there. The nose has some light smoke and peat and, to me, anyway a lot of leather.
From the nose, it is obviously an older and better version of the McClelland Islay. From time to time, I get a fleeting, faint and welcome honey nose.
The taste is not far off from the nose with an earthy, peaty combination and not much else. The finish is rather short with some salty notes that are prominent. This was my first venture into Islay malts a year ago I should have gone with a better introductory whisky, but I just went with the cheapest bottle that said "Islay" on it! Well, I didn't care much for it, so a year after opening this bottle, I still haven't really made a dent in it! I am planning on giving this bottle to a friend of mine, so I wanted to review it before it is passed on.
No sweetness. No vanilla. No honey. No spice. No flavor other than intense peat. If taking a mouthful of dirt is your idea of a good time, then please, try out the Bowmore Legend. Whatever you do then, do not get the McClellands Islay. I have that bottle as well as the Legend which is apparently an older version of the McClellands. I notice the similarities between the two and like the Legend but the McClellands has all the negative characteristics of Legend magnified times five. I just need something more than JUST peat!
This scotch has an approachable nose, smooth, velvety body, and convincing pallet. The the most notable part? The price tag. This Bowmore Legend did not get an age stetement, but the resounding name 'Legend' makes your expectations rise. But to no avail, I'm afraid. You would expect some peat, obviously, cause this is Islay after all, but I also smell smoked ham, rubber, wet carton boxes and even a horse's tail. It has a nice mouthfeel and is rather oily, tasting of peat with a sweet lining, but he's not as complex as you might expect from a Bowmore.
This Legend is most likely rather young, not fully developed and hence unfulfilling. It's a rather common whisky, so I would say 'fairy tale' instead of 'legend'. Yeah, this is a good dram, but it lacks a little character. It covers the Islay basics - peat smoke, brine and some sweetness, but there isn't much more than that.
It's fairly competitively priced, and if you just want an everyday dram, and you are into Islay malts, then this might be worth a look. This is the third review of my Christmas present from my wife. She said she bought this one when she noticed it was on sale from the online store we buy from www. The nose is full of the usual Islay brine, peat and smoke. Very earthy. A few drops of water emphasises the iodine in the brine, and over several sniffs, I get just the barest floral hint.
The taste is light and ever so slightly spiced, full of honeyed sweetness that is soon overwhelmed by a relatively delicate for an Islay malt wave of peat, smoke and seaweed. The finish is fairly long, and full of peat and smoke, and surprisingly velvety for such a simple Islay dram.
The peat and smoke eventually ease but never disappear , allowing the gentler notes of honey and sea salt to emerge in the background. This is a fairly straightforward malt then, and very competitively priced.
Not brilliant good, but a fantastic every day Islay dram. In terms of value for money, it's not quite there with the Highland Park 12 and the Talisker 10, but it would be not far down that list. Is it a cold winter night?
Maybe you are reluctant to break out your best? Do you like Islay peat monsters? This dram is going to be hard to beat under those conditions. All I got was a mouthful of dirt. It was just peat, peat, and more peat.
No iodine. No sea salt. Just peaty dirt. Perhaps my bottle was from an "off" batch. Who knows This was a simple dram with the basic Islay flavours, and not much else when I had it. I just went and poured myself a sip just to be sure, and I might have slightly over-scored it it's more like an 81 or so , but everything else was pretty much right on! Surprise yourself, just as I did, by a whisky which does not mention its age. Forget your prejudice. Enjoy the soft, smokey taste which lasts surprisingly long.
Experience the desire to smell it, again and again, close your eyes, just taste and enjoy!
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