Tag Archives: Highland Park

Review: Highland Park Magnus

Highland Park – Magnus – 40% Info: Only available in North America. Matured in Sherry seasoned American oak casks. No colouring. Colour: Clear straw. Nose: Fairly young and sweet malt with a good vanilla hit and great wafts of highland … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park Valkyrie

Highland Park Valkyrie – 45.9% abv Info: Released earlier in the year. Listed as “a slight departure from our core 12 Year Old whisky” this has had more peated malt used than the regular bottlings, around 50% peated malt. Natural … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park Fire Edition

Highland Park Fire Edition – 15 Year Old – 45.2% abv Info: Highland Park Fire Edition is the second of a two part series, which started with Ice Edition. It was matured in 100% refill Port seasoned casks (I’m not totally sure what … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park 1999 – 16yo – G&M/TWE

Highland Park 1999 – 16 Year Old – G&M / TWE Exclusive Info: This is an exclusive bottling for The Whisky Exchange by Gordon & MacPhail. It’s a 16 year old distilled in 1999… coming from cask #4260, a first-fill … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park Ice Edition

Highland Park Ice Edition – 17 Year Old – 53.9% abv Info: Highland Park have matured Ice Edition for 17 years predominantly in ex-bourbon casks and limited globally to 30,000 bottles. Ice will be followed by Fire in 2017. Colour: Light … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park 25 year old

Highland Park 25 year old – 45.7%abv Info: One of my favourite drams… I seem to have forgotten to review it! Colour: Rich autumn gold. Nose: Old heathery mushy peaty heathland on a sweet smelling summer evening. There’s some older … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park Dark Origins (vs 12yo)

Highland Park Dark Origins 46.8 % Notes: This latest addition to the core expressions uses twice as many first fill sherry casks than in the classic Highland Park 12 year old resulting in a naturally darker, richer flavour. Dark Origins … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park 18 Year Old

Highland Park 18yo 43% abv Info: Lightly peated whisky from Orkney. Colour: Medium to light gold with clear tints. Nose: Light puffs of well aged floral peat smoke mingle with rich oaky notes and barley. There’s tannins and some older … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park Odin

Highland Park Odin – 55.8% abv Info: 16yo, created from a combination of Spanish oak sherry casks and re-fill hogsheads. Colour: Rich autumnal gold, touch of rust. Nose: A light smokiness leads you in to gentle citrus fruits, tangerines and then back … Continue reading

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Review: Highland Park 12 Year Old

Highland Park 12 Year Old – OB – 40% Continuing my series of self purchased, standard range drams, let’s take a focus on Highland Park’s entry level whisky… a well priced dram from a much loved distillery! Colour: Light gold. I’m … Continue reading

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