Highland Park 1985 22 Year Old Cask #369 Mackillop's

Highland Park Loyalty of the Wolf 14 yo

After the quite excellent 18-year-old (Viking Pride – TR edition, reviewed on the blog just last week) we come to review the younger sibling, which is called ‘Loyalty of the Wold’, in line with the rest of pseudo-viking naming scheme whiskies from HP (Some people are quite tired of it, and I have to agree, it’s a bit too much, they’ve played the...

Score 79/100

Highland Park 1994 Malts of Scotland for Tongerse Whiskyvrienden

This Highland Park was selected by the Tongerse Whiskyvrienden (a Belgian club), shared with the Dram Brothers in Luxemburg. The cask came from the warehouses in Paderborn from the German bottler Malts of Scotland. The nose is somewhat closed and needs some hand warmth to open up. First I get some sweet malt, heather, freshly cut grass and a touch...

Score 88/100

Highland Park 12 Year Old

Nose: Sea spray, gentle peppery smoke, thick rich honeys, creamy honeys, some citrus (candied orange peels, melons), lovely sweet maltiness, heather, fine leather, some floral notes. Palate: thickly honeyed, peppery gentile sea spray , sweet maltiness, lovely notes of toast, creamy rich caramel, rich maltiness, some notes of juicy fruit. Finish:...

Score 87/100

Highland Park 10 Year Old 2008 Spirits in the Sky

I hope this Corona virus crisis blows over quickly, for in November I would very much like to return to the best whisky festival in Belgium: Spirits in the Sky. Last year, Mario and his team released a single cask Highland Park in honour of their festival. Very powerful nose on roast beef, raisins, plum liqueur, walnuts and a date marmalade like...

Score 86/100