Highland Park
9.2

Highland Park

18 Years Old

ABV 43%

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If I smoked I would have a cigar with this one.

Michael Jackson

Specification

Highland Park

Brand

18 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

18

Age (Years)

43%

ABV

Islands (Non Islay)

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Warm, notably flowery. Heather-honey, fresh oak, sap, peat, smoky fragrance. Very aromatic and appetising.

Palate: Remarkably smooth, firm, rounded. Lightly salty. Leafy (vine leaves?), pine nuts. Lots of flavour development: nuts, honey, cinnamon, dryish ginger.

Finish: Spicy, very dry, oaky, smoky, hot.

Comment: If I smoked I would have a cigar with this one.

Score: 9

Jim Murray

Taster

Nose: An empty honey jar which once held peaty embers. An enormous nose which seems to improve with each bottle I sample, though the characteristic salted butter is always present. Fabulous.

Palate: Beautifully sweet: even sweeter than the 12 Years Old with peat on the back of the palate. Beautifully chewy, oily and substantial.

Finish: Still peaty and now a little oaky. Cocoa and toffee cream compexity.

Comment: This has to be my favourite Highland Park of them all, and each new bottle I taste (this was my sixth sample) seems to underline the overall class and consistency of this distillery. Brilliant.

Score: 9.5

9.2
Overall Score

From The Distillery

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