Bowmore - 12 year old - Islay Early 2000s bottling

Colour: Amber. Nose: Already some notes of ‘bottle age’, with very little smoke if any.There is something coastal, too. Mouth: there is quite some peat now, and also crystallised fruits and butter caramel plus a little liquorice. It gets then bolder, with quite some salt and tar and gets then a little ‘difficult’ (heavy notes of salty liquorice). The finish is rather long, mostly on dried plums and salt…