Highland Park Distillery
ABV 43%
An old bugger, but the character still shines through the sherry.
Dave Broom
The MacPhail's Collection
Gordon & MacPhail
Brand
Gordon & MacPhail
Bottler
30 Years Old
Expression
Single Malt
Type
30
Age (Years)
43%
ABV
Islands (Non Islay)
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: \"Sherried\" notes: date, dried fruits, walnut/chestnut, heading to rancio. There's a rich, generous spirit as well: burnt orange, rooty, honey.
Palate: Smoke under the rounded nutty dried figgy notes. Honey and soft malt.
Finish: Slightly tannic.
Comment: An old bugger, but the character still shines through the sherry.
Score: 8
Taster
Nose: Malty, heathery, oaky.
Palate: Malty. Brown sugar. Ginger. Oak. Body is smooth and creamy.
Finish: Crisp treacle toffee.
Comment: More robust and less sophisticated than the distillery bottlings.
Score: 9
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