Bowmore

Bowmore Like a hot coal in the mouth 17 Year Old, Refill Ex-Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #3.248, 1997, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 57.7%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 31
Average Score
Avg 89
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Description

This Bowmore 1997 SMWS 17 Year Old 3.248, titled 'Like a hot coal in the mouth', is a single cask release from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2015, it spent 17 years maturing in a refill ex-sherry butt. This limited edition yielded 594 bottles and was available exclusively to SMWS members. It is uncolored and non-chillfiltered, bottled at cask strength of 57.7% ABV. [2, 3, 4]

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 9, 2026SGD 455.66
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Aug 4, 2025SGD 472.12
Region
Islay
Age
17 Years
Vintage
1997
Bottled
2015
ABV
57.7%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Bowmore
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Refill Ex-Sherry Butt
Bottling
Independent Bottling - The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
3.248
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
594
Has box
No
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Standard bottle
Series highlights
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) bottling series 'Like a hot coal in the mouth'
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Exclusive to SMWS members
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Sweet-and-sour, musty, savoury sherry, honey, toffee, plums, orange, apple cider vinegar, cedar, old leather, wooden furniture, chocolate ganache with raspberries. Subtle smoke of cumin, applewood chips, roasted meat. With rest, more sherry notes of juicy orange, Swedish Berries, fried bananas, lemon tarts, black licorice. Green tea, heather, caramel, and a hint of maritime. With water, rich raisin and brioche sweetness. [3]
Palate
Medium texture. Sweet honey and brine, followed by piney peat smoke. Darjeeling tea developing into lapsang souchong. Blueberries, blackberries, pine, mint, melon, tropical fruit, and another hit of smoke. Black pepper and a hint of seaweed. With water, a pronounced chocolatey note. [3]
Finish
Sweet and herbal. More Darjeeling tea and blueberries. Sea buckthorn, black licorice, turning to smoked fish, green wood, and earth. Lots of honey, light-ish sherry fruit, cinnamon, and cedar. [3]
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