Highland Park 18 Year Old 5cl
One More Fan of HP18
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Review by @Victor
- Nose22
- Taste23
- Finish22
- Balance23
- Overall90
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- Brand: Highland Park
- Type: Scotch
- Region: Island
- ABV: 43%
It is a wonderful thing when unexpected acts of kindness manifest in one's life. Recently as I was leaving the liquor store the salesman ran after me. I thought that I had left my credit card at the checkout, but he said, "Take this!" and handed me a complimentary 5 cl bottle of Highland Park 18 yo. I felt like I had won the lottery. I already like and keep a bottle of the Highland Park 12 yo and I have wanted to try the Highland Park 18 yo for some time now. I will be scoring this review and future reviews of most malts on the advanced scoring system, but will use the simple scoring system for bourbon and rye whiskeys
Nose: fragrant sherry, floral, almost like roses,a little sweet, caramel
Taste: sweet sherry, but not too much, pleasant barley-malt flavour, just a hint of salt
Finish: flavours hold up and remain consistent for a fairly long finish
Balance: this package works nicely together. It is flavourful, but still quite mellow. The sherry adds to the mix, but does not overpower
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I didn't see any mention of smoke, which is one of the core characteristics I get out of HP 18yr. In fact, it was the smoke that made it stand out from HP 25yr. I think I referred to HP 18yr in my review as: "Sweet Smoke", or something like that.