Highland Park 18 Years
Slight smoke and lots of sherry make this whisky unique. No wonder it has become so popular and thus so scarce and expensive.
Slight smoke and lots of sherry make this whisky unique. No wonder it has become so popular and thus so scarce and expensive.
Details about this bottle | Edit |
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1248 | |
Highland Park | |
Scotland, Islands | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
18 Years | |
43% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Sherry | |
Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Oak:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Honey:
Heather:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Pear:
Apple:
Herb:
Maritime Notes:
Nuts:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Hay:
Seaweed:
Cinnamon:
Orange:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fig:
Dried Fruit:
Grass:
Dark Chocolate:
Mint:
Floral:
Date:
Cherry:
Lemon Peel:
Salt:
Chili:
Tropical Fruit:
Almonds:
Clove:
Pineapple:
Lemon:
Coffee:
Grape:
Plum:
Tobacco:
Hazelnut:
Oil:
Banana:
Berries:
Tasting
Sweet:
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Oak:
Spices:
Honey:
Fruit:
Malt:
Herbs:
Heather:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Salt:
Dried Fruit:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Orange:
Pepper:
Seaweed:
Chili:
Clove:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fig:
Pear:
Lemon:
Apple:
Raisin:
Floral:
Pineapple:
Grass:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Walnut:
Grapefruit:
Date:
Ham:
Ginger:
Tobacco:
Berries:
Hazelnut:
Green Apple:
Mint:
Cake:
Plum:
Banana:
Lime:
Lemon Peel:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Spices:
Oak:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Oil:
Honey:
Malt:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Heather:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Ginger:
Cinnamon:
Maritime Notes:
Salt:
Pepper:
Tobacco:
Hazelnut:
Grapefruit:
Floral:
Banana:
Orange:
Lemon:
Anis:
Alcohol:
Walnut:
Leather:
Green Apple:
Grass:
Pear:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Nutmeg:
Medicinal Smoke:
Coffee:
Date:
Cherry:
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All tasting notes
Highland Park's excessive abuse of the Nordic mythology is really putting me off. However, let's review the old HP18, not the Edrington marketing dept. Very dense and round, the nose unfolds with orange peel, creamy toffee and subtle peat smoke. Apricots, heather honey and cloves emerge from the back. After a sweet and sour arrival, the palate develops with a complex array of flavors. Dried fruits, spices and oak take turns with ginger, mint and hints of coffee. Slightly dry and ashy, the medium finish fades. This great malt doesn't need any Viking BS!
RATING: 4.2/5.0 ≙ 89 pts
RATING: 4.2/5.0 ≙ 89 pts