Highland Park / 40 Years Old

Highland Park

40 Years Old

ABV 48.3%
REVIEWED Issue 72

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Specifications

Brand: Highland Park
Expression: 40 Years Old
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 40 years old
ABV: 48.3%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islands (Non Islay)
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Awards

Editor's Choice
Issue 72

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Mature. Light rancio touches. Highly exotic. Suede and a sexual sweaty muskiness. Hideously sexy.
Palate: Dry start, then becomes oily and tongue coating. The leather comes back alongside notes of bitter almond,raisin and dried peels. In time the smoke emerges. Crisp then it starts sweetening once more.
Finish: Endless.
Comment: A stunningly great whisky. One of the finest I've had for a considerable time.

9.5

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Rich, intense. Antique shop, old furniture. A deep sweet wave of concentrated honey. Lusciously complex. A hint of moss and heather root. And a distant smoke echo.
Palate: Sweet at first. Sherry floods in like an unhurried tide. A spicy current teases the tongue.
Finish: Everlasting, complex, sensuous.
Comment: What a beauty! Flavours beaming,oak at peace...Complexity meets elegancy.

9.0

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Highland Park Distillery, Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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