Highland Park
9.2

Highland Park

40 Years Old

ABV 48.3%

What a beauty! Flavours beaming,oak at peace...\rComplexity meets elegancy.

Martine Nouet

Specification

Highland Park

Brand

40 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

40

Age (Years)

48.3%

ABV

Islands (Non Islay)

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet

Taster

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...\rComplexity meets elegancy.

Score: 9

Dave Broom

Taster

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.

Score: 9.5

9.2
Overall Score

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