Whisky Focus - Bowmore Gold Reef Review

Bowmore add Gold Reef, a predominately first-fill ex-bourbon cask matured whisky their travel retail exclusive range.

Bowmore Gold Reef is a new addition to the Bowmore travel retail range, similar to the other bottlings in the new Bowmore travel retail exclusive range, its name was inspired by Bowmore's extraordinary island home off the west coast of Scotland, the island of Islay.

Bowmore tell me that Gold Reefs name was inspired by the way the glow of the sun's rays reflect off the coral seabed just off the coast of the distillery, and they say that this same Gold catches the eye inside every bottle of Gold Reef.

The Bowmore Gold Reef was matured predominately in first-fill ex-bourbon casks, and Bowmore describe as having notes of vanilla, citrus fruits and coconut milk.

Bottled at 43% ABV in a 1 litre bottle with a RRP of £59.99

Bowmore Gold Reef Tasting Notes

Producer's Tasting Notes:

Colour:  Bright gold.

Nose:  Breathe in vanilla, coconut milk, delicious baked peach, oranges and lemons.

Taste: Sip tangy peat, pineapple, juicy mango and kiwi fruit tempered by sea salt and olive oil.

Finish: Savour the long, honeyed, zesty finish.
 

The Bowmore Gold Reef joins the newly released Bowmore Black Rock and also the repackaged Bowmore 17 which is now known as the Bowmore White Sands 17 Year Old the three whiskies join the existing Bowmore Spring Tide which was launched in 2012 and sits at the top of the Bowmore travel retail exclusive range.
 

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