Bowmore 12 is $95 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $110, so this is about as low as we've seen it. If this is a bottle you keep an eye on, that's the whole story in a line.
Bowmore 12 is a good first step into the distillery, and one of the steadier 12 year old malts going. The nose leans into sweet smoke and tropical fruit, with a little brine behind it. The palate runs through peaches, honey and vanilla before the smoke builds. It finishes on cocoa powder, citrus and fading woodsmoke. Nothing here shouts; it just settles.
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