Review: Highland Park 30 Year old - Pure Class
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Date:
3rd Feb 2010
2010-02-03T16:55:00
Region:
Island
ABV:
48.1%
Review:
Nose: The classic heather honey sweetness is there alongside the equally classic dark chocolate coated orange peel and ginger. There is something else, lighter and more citric as a back note with a slightly metallic note that makes for a wonderfully fresh nose for a malt of this age.
Feel: For me this is near perfect, rich and mouth coating yet not at all cloying.
Taste: Surprisingly light at first with citrus, lime and a little grapefruit before smokey edges drift in with the ginger, chocolate and orange from the nose. The oak balances beautifully with a touch of toffee and cinnamon.
Finish: The oak takes grip but within the limit and a coppery sharpness adds balance. Persistent ginger and orange with a dark caramel sweetness carry through the considerable length.
A truely classic malt for me. I have tried the Highland Park 30 over a few different years now and, while it changes slightly as different notes take centre stage it always seems balanced and beautifully elegant.
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Your Comments
galg wrote:
too bad it's so expensive.
PeatAndMeat wrote:
@galg Yeah price but an outstanding dram. It'd not going to be on your shopping list every month though...
Kaspergvalentin wrote:
Tonnes better then the 25yo, it's a perfect example of an old HP. It's a great dram.
PeatAndMeat wrote:
@Kaspergvalentin Interesting. Is there really such a gap between the 25yo and the 30yo?
Stu_R wrote:
I didnt think much to last years 25 compared to some older examples I have tried. The 30 has always been my favourite. They are quite different animals though.
WhiskyNotes wrote:
I prefer the 30yo over the 25yo as well. But the 21yo (first version) is still better, certainly when you consider the price.
Stu_R wrote:
Indeed the 21 (as you said, first version) is a fantastic Highland Park and the price really was very good for such a whisky. Im not sure which I would choose if I had to pick just one though.
Kaspergvalentin wrote:
Lucky, the 47% should be on it's way back to us again soon. HP had trouble sourcing enough casks to supply the 21 @ 47%, but they recently bought back a helluva lot of casks so that they can do just that.
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