Highland Park / 1977, Bicentenary Vintage Reserve

Highland Park

1977, Bicentenary Vintage Reserve

ABV 46%
REVIEWED Issue 15

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Specifications

Brand: Highland Park
Expression: 1977, Bicentenary Vintage Reserve
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 46%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islands (Non Islay)
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Awards

Editor's Choice
Issue 15

Tasting notes

Taster Jim Murray

Nose: One of the most herbal noses around. Exceptional.
Palate: Perhaps the most melt-in-the mouth malt of all time. A hint of something fruity moistens the mouth.
Finish: Lazy and light; smoky barley and mildly kippery oiliness.
Comment: Distilled during one of the best periods in HP's recent history. If only they had bottled at 46!! One of all time greats, for all that.

9.5

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Sherry. Toast. Polished oak.
Palate: Rich. Very creamy. Freshly peeled Satsumas. Very bitter black chocolate. Astonishing length.
Finish: Violets. Lingering, scented, fragrant, smokiness.
Comment: My favourite expression of whisky's greatest all rounder. Sets an incredibly high standard for Highland Park to maintain.

9.3

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

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