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Bowmore Legend - Donnachie Mhor, Bourbon Cask, 1997, 40%
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Bowmore Legend - Donnachie Mhor, Bourbon Cask, 1997, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 10
Average Score
Avg 80
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Description

The oldest operational distillery on the isle of Islay, built in 1779, Bowmore is now part of the Suntory Group since 1994. This Bowmore Legend - Donnachie Mhor is a limited edition, distillery bottling, matured in American ex-bourbon barrels. It is a no-age-statement Islay single malt, known for its peated character and was bottled around 1997.

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Whisky.AuctionAuction Sold Price - Oct 21, 2025SGD 189.61
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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 8, 2025SGD 239.76
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
30
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
Legend series, Donnachie Mhor edition, fourth of 13 different Bowmore Legend editions.
Historical context
The description refers to a legend about an illicit distiller, Donnachie Mhor, in Bowmore village.
Special release
Limited Edition
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Mild peat, woodland and coastal notes, citrus (lemon, orange peel), custard, white fruit, pineapple syrup, caramel, pine nuts, honey, vanilla, mint, sea brine, iodine.
Palate
Sweet butterscotch, herbal peatiness, black pepper, cinnamon, candied citrus, unripe banana, apple, liquorice, toasted hazelnuts, burnt caramel, smoked meat, sawdust, iodine, mint, dry oakiness, salty.
Finish
Peppery, black pepper, cinnamon, oak, oily peat smoke, butterscotch, vanilla, salty ash, wood, crema catalana, nuts, liquorice, burnt orange peel, sour, malt, smoke, brine, lemon.
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