Highland Park reviews

The flagship of Highland Park, the distillery on Orkney, is undoubtedly their 12 Year Old. We are tasting it from a dumpy bottle from the beginning of the century (2003 or 2004). The nose is triple F:…

The Norseman Leif Eriksson was the first European to set foot on the American continent (eat your heart out, Columbus!), starting settlements in Labrador and Newfoundland in the early 11th Century.…

Gordon & Macphail has a series of cask strength whiskies, aptly labeled CASK, where this Highland Park found lodging with its 56,9% ABV. It is a vatting of three sister casks. We are trying this one as…

The word Hjärta is Norwegian for heart. As you are probably aware, the Orcadians have more in common with the Norwegians than with the Scots. They are more Vikings than men of the kilt. This bottling was…

This 12 Year Old Highland Park is something special, bottled in 1980 for the Italian market, imported by Ferrareto from Milan. The bottle is hideous, but the contents is wonderful with a fantastic bronze…

The nose of this dram is endless pleasure with prunes,sweetness,honey, nectar, cantaloupe, mature caramel, floral, meadow, salted butter and smoke. The palate is fill of zest, spice, toffee, salt lick…

Highland Park started a new limited quartet (similar to their Saint Magnus trilogy) called Valhalla Collection. In the best story-telling tradition, all four will be named after Norse legends and gods…

This is the new bottling released at 47.5%.Nose: Initially quite bland but after a couple of minutes it picks up, very dark, not very sherry sweet instead lots of notes of heather, old leather bound…

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…

Nose: Ginger, leathers, grassy, campfire cinders and coal, earthy, butterscotch, caramals and dates.Palate: Well done toast with a good coating of creamy honeys, ginger and nutmeg spices, white tea,…