Thanks to Bowmore for sharing a sample of this whisky.

Turns out I had quite a few samples of Bowmore. My stores are now so full I can’t fit any Bow-More of them. Thus that’s what I’m calling this compendium of reviews.

We’re starting it all off with an OB higher cask strength version of Bowmore. Bowmore Vault Edition No. 1 – Atlantic Sea Salt is the first of four series, each aged in the No. 1 Vaults. Each is meant to show off a different aspect of Bowmore.

What are those aspects? Well, I can tell you one of them is Sea Air. This one was aged in ex-Bourbon casks to show that off. I found out from one website that the second will be Peat Smoke, which makes sense. There’s a blurb that says Vanilla Sweetness and Citrus Fruits will be the other ones. Which hurts me, because…