Highland Park 1977 Bicentenary Vintage Reserve

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 15 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

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.

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.