The 18-year-old Highland Park is surprisingly smoky with hints of sherry and oak. The smooth palate develops a long and complex finish. These qualities are confirmed by the medals it regularly receives in blind tastings. The ideal match of balance, complexity and refinement. A multilayered whisky that displays a harmonious profile with notes of sweet honeyed malt and dried fruit wrapped in subtle floral peat smoke.
Tasting notes
Burnished gold
Rich, mature oak
Full flavour, honey and peat
Light, round and long.
Highland Park Distillery was founded in 1798, making it the sixth oldest distillery in Scotland. Located on the Orkney Islands off the northern tip of Scotland. Although the remote Orkney Islands are at the same latitude as Stockholm, the climate is not so harsh. The thermometer rarely drops below zero and reaches 20°C in summer, an ideal climate for the production of whisky.
95.5 Points Jim Murray Whisky Bible