Bowmore – Xtra Old Particular Single Cask #15647 1996 25 year old Whisky

The nose immediately shows cured meats, peated barley and a damp earth sweetness.

The fulsome palate delivers Islay in a bottle  – seaweed, charred oak and streaky bacon – balanced by a sweet, moreish character.

The finish goes on and on and on with much of what went before.