Highland Park 1974 24 Year Old

Highland Park Dark Origins

The first bottle of Highland Park Dark Origins which I sampled and reviewed was very bad, with nothing to smell and taste, after 6 weeks open, but sulphur. Happily, Take # 2 from a different bottle is a better experience. The currently reviewed bottle is owned by @Nock, and has been open for 6 weeks I make a big deal online and in person of...

Score 80/100

Highland Park 2000

This is the last of a series of whisky samples that a friend of mine in Queensland, Australia has sent me. We'd decided to do a series of whisky exchanges in order to experience more whiskies for a drastically reduced price. The problem is whisky is expensive in many places, good whisky is even more whisky and in Australia whisky is just godawful...

Score 90/100

Highland Park Leif Eriksson

Color: gold. Nose: malted barley and a whiff of peat, with just a little something crisp like apples on a bed of light caramel sweetness. Body: light. Palate: grainy, nutty, and woody. A little dull. Finish: sweet, short, and drying. Bought this in the Moscow airport at the same time as the delicious Macallan Select Oak and found this one to be a...

Score 78/100

Highland Park 12 Year Old

This whisky at first had a strong, thick, kind of damp campfire smoke on the nose and palate. Two days after opening the bottle, it settled down quite a bit. This dram is super smooth. Some whiskies start sweet and then the finish becomes bitter. NOT HERE! This is velvety smooth, honeyed,lots of caramel, the most delicate sherry. Slightly grassy,...

Score 89/100