Highland Park 1982 24 Year Old Independent Bottling

Highland Park 12 Year Old (old label)

The flagship of Highland Park, the distillery on Orkney, is undoubtedly their 12 Year Old. We are tasting it from a dumpy bottle from the beginning of the century (2003 or 2004). The nose is triple F: fresh, fruity and pretty floral, with honey, oranges but formost a bouquet of wilde flowers. Think dandelions in a field. Also some malt and...

Score 82/100

Highland Park 12 Year Old

When I first opened this bottle and began having a few drams, I would have to say I was a bit underwhelmed. Not this it wasn't a good whisky, I felt as though it was slightly bland with not a lot going on. On continuing on with tasting it began to grow on me, like it sprung to life over a couple of months in the open bottle. I am now on the last...

Score 86/100

Highland Park Einar

The Warrior Series from Highland Park contains (bar a mistake on my part) six expressions: Einar, Harald, Ragnvald, Sigurd, Svein and Thorfinn. I will try the Einar, bottled at drinking strength. Einar was one of the most feared Vikings of his time, undertaking long voyages on a regular basis. He was easily recognizable by his sharp and brutal...

Score 82/100

Highland Park 12 Year Old

Seems an appropriate time to back-track to where the malt addiction started. To smell; that trademark Highland Park sweet heather honey, nestled behind is a gorgeous light smoke. Water adds some grassy and flowery elements, leaves the honey unhindered, but alters the smoke to something akin to a cap-gun-like dirty smoke. To taste; smokier than...

Score 80/100