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Bowmore XOP - The Black Series 30 Year Old, Refill Hogshead Cask, Cask #DL 13204, 1989, Douglas Laing, 47.4%
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Bowmore XOP - The Black Series 30 Year Old, Refill Hogshead Cask, Cask #DL 13204, 1989, Douglas Laing, 47.4%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 51
Average Score
N.A
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Description

This is the second release in Douglas Laing's Xtra Old Particular The Black Series, an independently bottled Bowmore distilled in March 1989. It was aged for 30 years in a single refill hogshead (DL 13204) and bottled in June 2019 at 47.4% ABV. Only 276 bottles of this rare Islay single malt were produced.

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Dec 7, 2025SGD 993.84
European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Nov 1, 2025SGD 2,161.86
European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Oct 1, 2025SGD 938.58
Region
Islay
Age
30 Years
Vintage
1989
Bottled
2019
ABV
47.4%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Bowmore
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Refill Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
DL 13204
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
276
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden box
Series highlights
XOP - The Black Series
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Opens with an oceanic fresh style showing beachy rock pools, warm sand and a harbour-like character.
Palate
Interestingly subtle initially till a mouth-puckering saltiness shows, followed by ash, soft summer tar, and gentle peat.
Finish
Now it's rather sweet and develops to something gently spiced, smoked, phenolic, coal dusty, sooty and long.
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