Another change
When doing an Islay scotch tasting, my first choice is Bowmore Legend. It has an overall typical taste of smoke and honey. Interestingly, although Bowmore makes several whiskies, Legend is undated as far as age is concerned, even though it is a single malt. This means that is is a combination of several ages of single malts, but it is not a blend. It also has meant a low price relative to other single malts from Islay.
The Legend used to be bottled in the same packaging as the more expensive aged varieties. No more, Bowmore! My last bottle came without the cardboard tube and in a less expensive bottle.
Why is the world closing in on me at my advanced age?
I am particularly fond of whisky from Islay, and usually have a sample from each of the distilleries on the Island. One of my favorites is the 10-year old from Bruchladdich. Sadly it is becoming more and more difficult to find as the distiller is now pushing a 12-year old and numerous secondary labels like "Yellow Submarine" and whatever aged in old wine barrels.