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Scotch Malt Whisky Society Highland Park 1970, 4.73

Brand Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Expression Highland Park 1970, 4.73
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Vintage 1970
Abv 52.50%
Produced at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (Scotland)
Region Island (non Islay)
Availability Exclusive to SMWS members
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.smws.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 14 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Oaky. Smoky, earthy, salty.
Palate
Big layered. Sooty, oily.
Finish
More peat. Almost abrasive.
Comment
Not as sophisticated as the distillery bottlings, but robustly salty, earthy and peaty. Good characteristics, but in this bottling they mask the maltiness and sherry character. I wonder whether all island whiskies once tasted like this?

Jim Murray

Nose
Voluptuous and bulging at the sporran with the richest, ripest sherry you will find.
Palate
Enormous dexterity: despite the massive sherry start there are many layers of malt.
Finish
Almost endless with further honey-peat riches hanging on to the silky malt-sherry body.
Comment
Looking for a 30 Years Old sherry cask malt that is just about blemish free and boasting a mind boggling complexity? I've found one here...

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