Highland Park 100 Proof Bottled 1970s Stencilled Gordon & Macphail

Highland Park Thor 16 Year Old Valhalla Collection

Highland Park started a new limited quartet (similar to their Saint Magnus trilogy) called Valhalla Collection. In the best story-telling tradition, all four will be named after Norse legends and gods and the first one is Highland Park Thor. Loki, Freia and Odin will follow later. The whisky is 16 years old, cask strength ('Thor' strength) and...

Score 90/100

Highland Park 13 Year Old 2004 Single Cask for Vinothek Massen Luxemburg

Highland Park releases single casks with frightening regularity for an airport, city, club or even private person. Today I will try a refill butt from 2004, bottled for the famous Vinothek Massen from Luxembourg. The ABV is out of this world. And the color is pretty nice as well. The nose starts a bit dirty, to be honest. An old carpet on which a...

Score 86/100

Highland Park 12 Year Old

If you like peat, you will love this. Hands down the best for the price, and even better than many more expensive malts. Extremely malty, and the Sherry cask is obvious. Citrus peel, maybe honey? Wonderful lingering taste. Finishes with subtle peat and toffee tones. My advice is to drink this neat.

Score 94/100

Highland Park 17 Year Old The Light

A little over a year ago I tried the Highland Park 17 Year Old The Dark, which had matured on sherry casks and was supposed to represent autumn. I felt it tasted great, but was too expensive. More than 200 EUR for a 17 years old malt is just not right, I think. The counterpart – The Light, to represent the summer – is also 17 years old and bottled...

Score 87/100