Highland Park 12 Years Old Tasting notes and reviews
Highland Park 12 Years Old
- Brand
- Highland Park
- Expression
- 12 Years Old
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Age
- 12 years old
- Abv
- 40.00%
- Produced at
- Highland Park Distillery
- Region
- Island (non Islay)
- Website
- www.highlandpark.co.uk
- Availability
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Michael Jackson
85- Nose
- Smoky, "garden bonfire" sweetness, heathery, malty, hint of sherry.
- Palate
- Exceptionally smooth. Succulent, with smoky dryness, heathery-honey sweetness and maltiness.
- Finish
- Teasing, heathery, delicious.
- Comment
- A beautifully balance classic islander.
Jim Murray
90- Nose
- One of the world's most subtle and teasing noses: delicate wafts of smoke mingle effortlessly with sweet malt, a hint of oaky salt, apples, old polished leather and trademark heather.
- Palate
- Intensely malty and fresh at first, and then a lingering smoky depth adds weight. Fabulous bitter-sweet balance which pans out on the sweet side with a gentle build-up of honey.
- Finish
- Long, smoky with a heathers dryness and spice.
- Comment
- This malt changes shape slightly from vatting to vatting, with the smokiness, honey, malt and heather each having turns at domination. A 12 Years Old classic.
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