Highland Park / Aged 16 Years

Highland Park

Aged 16 Years

ABV 40%
REVIEWED Issue 54

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Specifications

Brand: Highland Park
Expression: Aged 16 Years
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 16 years old
ABV: 40%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islands (Non Islay)
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Arthur Motley

Nose: Burnt orange and vanilla.
Palate: Rounded, with soft fruits, burnt toast and sherry cask maturation in evidence.
Finish: Dry leaves and woodsmoke.
Comment: Pleasant but undramatic. I was a little disappointed to find out it was Highland Park... surely we can do better than this?

7.5

Taster Owen Barstow

Nose: Malty, nutty, biscuity, mixed dried fruit (apricots?). Some creamy toffee and the faintest whiff of smoke.
Palate: More dried fruit - tea loaf? Sweet and bitter. Vaguely winey, too.
Finish: On the short side and somewhat tannic. Oxidisation? Faint smoke?
Comment: I find Port and even Madeira characteristics here. Complex enough, but probably not to everyone's liking.

7.3

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