Highland Park 11 Year Old 2000 Archives
Banana Split
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Review by @markjedi1
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- Brand: Highland Park
- Type: Scotch
- Region: Island
- ABV: 50.9%
Archives is the label of the Whiskybase Shop, under which they bottle wonderful nectar. This is from their Second Release (not counting the Inaugural Release) and contains, besides this HP, a 13 Year Old Laphroaig. Something I had never seen before is the mentioning of 11 ½ Year Old on the label. It is true, of course, since it was distilled in 2nd June 2000 and bottled in January 2012 (we must accept it was after the 2nd January, of course). Well, enough nonsense, let us get to it.
The nose is creamy and honeysweet. The first thing that hits me is banana and vanilla ice, whipped cream and waffle included. This is a veritable banana split! I am mere seconds away of putting a little paper umbrella in my glass. A hint of heather and pepper and after some hand warmth a trace of smoke appears. The whole remains fairly soft.
On the palate, it shows more body. Not as light as I feared. Somewhat waxy, again very sweet and heavily spiced. The pepper and heather put their foot down. Midpalate, I get a salty twang and a smokiness that entertain the palate.
The finish, that can be called long, puts the sweetness back in the picture, surrounded by a cloud of smoke.
It is a rather strange HP, compared to the official releases. But with the sun coming out these days, this is the ideal whisky to sip in the garden with some friend. Around 60 EUR.
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