Highland Park 1984 17 Year Old Sherrywood Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Highland Park Harald

Coming from the Highland Park Warrior Series (Travel Retail set), I'd say that Harald is the most delicate and uncharacteristic one. Though I've only tasted three out of six. Harald is part American oak, part European oak cask and named after King Harald, who had a well-known victorious army. In Highland Park Harald, the army is left short, though...

Score 82/100

Highland Park 12 Year Old

Having heard alot about this particular whisky I decided to buy one for myself and see what all the hype was about. The bottle looks fantastic and the liquid itsef is a dark amber which is exceptionally inviting. I don't know if this colouration (yes I am English) is down to the addition of colouring or not but at this point I'm not too bothered....

Score 85/100

Highland Park Earl Magnus Edition One 15 Year Old

This was the first one in that rather popular Earl Magnus trilogy, hyped to no end with a pricetag from hell. The successor, the 12 Year Old Saint Magnus, I found to be rather ordinary. Hopefully this first one does better. I have not yet been able to secure a sample of the third edition, Earl Haakon. It is amazing what samples one comes across...

Score 88/100

Highland Park 30 Year Old

Nose: very floral and tropically fruity. Peaches, pears, really sweet and highly elegant. Some beeswax and slight estery, spirity notes. Heather and honey as well, which are Highland Park’s trademark notes. Some vanilla and nutmeg. The lightest hints of an extinct fire. Very nice although I’m missing some depth. Mouth: toffee, some lovely oranges...

Score 89/100