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Highland Park 1998

Bitter-Sweet Symphony

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@galgReview by @galg

6th Jan 2011

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Highland Park 1998
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ose: Sweet notes, evident peat, more sherried than the 12 year old, spices.

Palate: Peat, then a sweet n’ sour mix, which is quite interesting. Vanilla, vs some woody sourness. Interesting combination.

Finish: A little ‘bitter sweet’ symphony going on.

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4 comments

@JeffC
JeffC commented

I wonder why they do the different nomenclature for Duty Free. Is this no different than regular 12 year old since bottled in 1998 and sold in 2010? I like the reference to the Verve song.

14 years ago 0

@galg
galg commented

@jeffc : this is very different than the 12 year old. a different vatting. this is why. IMHO those DF only releases are nice, but not excellent. better go for the Hjarta or the 18 / saint magnus...

14 years ago 0

@Katipo
Katipo commented

I'm very fond of this Highland Park offering. It has a nice well round, full bodied taste I think. Perhaps it's the slight smokiness that completes it for me.

12 years ago 0

@Frost
Frost commented

I opened a bottle today. It's rather gentle for a HP and the peat is subdued by the sherry. Nice, but not what I expected.

11 years ago 0