Highland Park 13 Year Old 1996 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Highland Park 40 Year Old

Nose: the first aroma that strikes me is dark chocolate. Really dark chocolate this time. There is some oak, but less than expected (this is good I suppose). More heathery and floral aromas in combination with the chocolate. Besides the chocolate there are fruity aromas, dried fruits. Plums and cranberries. Sultanas. Honey as well. Taste:...

Score 93/100

Highland Park 40 Year Old

Nose: A stroll down memory lane: old libraries and a lot of wood resin, a surprising note of red grapefruit (but not something I have not sniffed in other older whiskies – I recall one old MOM speysider with this exact aroma) , dark fruits behind all this in addition to dark chocolate, some pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon, wood spices galore, and in a...

Score 94/100

Highland Park 18 Year Old

No doubt about it the HP 18 is a great whisky...rich, flavorsome malty and sweet, but after trying the 16 year old I think I actually prefer the younger stable mate. It's slightly smoother with a gossamer texture, lighter and not so thick and treacley... curiously this whisky works better for me either with the 21 yr 47% or the 16 yr 40%.......

Score 90/100

Highland Park 18 Year Old

NOSE: delicate complex nose with strawberries, cranberries and cherries, creamy, toffee, marmalade, distant note of peat. A bit herbal. With water it gets much richer and creamier. TASTE: sweet and sour, creamy sherry, berries with the peat note towards the finish. FINISH: tannins, fruity, a bit of smoke.

Score 90/100