Highland Park 10 Year Old Whisky Live 10th Anniversary

Highland Park HP vintage 1990 (bottled 2000) DF only

Nose: Nail polish,Citrus,Orange Peel,spice (ginger,cloves), Wood. Palate: Sweet vanilla and some Crème Brule, with citrus,spice. Finish: medium length,some spice, and wee smoke. Bottom line : for me this whisky was a disappointment. I had high expectations after having tasted the 21 year old before. This one is not very similar. Although we had a...

Score 75/100

Highland Park 25 Year Old

Nose: definitely grassier and waxier than the 18yo. More resinous notes as well. The honey accents are still there, but less pronounced. More peat, less caramel. Walnuts. It’s difficult to say whether this is better or not, it seems a lot sharper and a bit more one-dimensional on the nose. Mouth: really muscular: more peat, more grass. The...

Score 86/100

Highland Park Hjarta 12 Year Old

Highland Park, please put an affordable cask strength whisky in your core expressions. How dare you tease me with this limited bottling! Nose: Very fruity, cherries, pineapple, green apple, cheesecake, oak. Lusciously sweet. Palate: Initially creamy caramel. Then the rich fruits come forward with the caramel playing the supportive role, almost...

Score 92/100

Highland Park 13 Year Old 1998 Smoking Buffalo 2nd Edition

Today, I am going back into time to put two independent bottlings of Highland Park head-to-head, both from 1998. Let me start with this Smoking Buffalo 2nd Edition, in honour of AA Gent, a local football club, bottled by The Bonding Dram. The competition is also a Highland Park from 1998, bottled a year later by Single Malt Waasland, a local...

Score 87/100