Highland Park reviews

The first bottle of Highland Park Dark Origins which I sampled and reviewed was very bad, with nothing to smell and taste, after 6 weeks open, but sulphur. Happily, Take # 2 from a different bottle is…

Highland Park Dark Origins is 'Double first fill sherry cask' matured. There is No Age Statement. The reviewed bottle has been open for 2 monthsNose: can you say 'Sulphur'? The sulphur is intense and…

The Highland Park Odin has probably been one of the most hotly anticipated whiskies to be launched during this year. But with all that excitement also comes the pressure to impress. Whether it did that…

Not a fan of the bottle shape currently in use by this distillery, they used to have very unusual diamond shaped bottle (in cross section) which was very striking. I’m sorry now that I never saved one…

I don’t have a lot to say about this malt from my handwritten notes, but that’s probably because I was enjoying the whisky so much. Rose gold in colour and a rich fruity aroma replete with blackcurrants…

When nosing this whiskey, I can't help thinking that I'm smelling a really good blend. It reminds me of Teacher's, except it has an extra roundness, affability, and maltiness that sets it apart from the…

A beam of sunlight falls across my face, spearing into my eyes, jarring me awake...the bat falls to the floor with a clatter as I shift, having forgotten it was there. I'm groggy, exhausted, aching all…

To enjoy the nose, let it breathe for a while. Sherry notes are not obvious, but for sure make some impact. There is also mild peat, heather and tofee. After several minutes becomes more sherried and…

Shockingly, it looks like this could be my first Highland Park review (but how can anyone remember all of these whiskies anyway??) Established in 1798, this is Scotland's northernmost distillery, way up…

This HP is bottled by Master of Malt through their That Boutique-y Whisky Company label. And it's a great label - it shows Charlemagne gesturing toward a group of 38 people sitting by a ruin; it turns…