Highland Park 12 Years
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Highland Park | |
Scotland, Islands | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
12 Years | |
40% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Bourbon, Sherry, Sherry, Sherry Refill | |
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Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
Calculated from 637
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Heather:
Honey:
Malt:
Oak:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Floral:
Nuts:
Orange:
Bonfire Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Pear:
Seaweed:
Green Apple:
Medicinal Smoke:
Apple:
Dried Fruit:
Lemon:
Grass:
Cherry:
Peach:
Fig:
Alcohol:
Pineapple:
Almonds:
Tobacco:
Date:
Banana:
Pepper:
Chocolate:
Clove:
Iodine:
Raisin:
Hay:
Salt:
Leather:
Ham:
Dark Chocolate:
Plum:
Berries:
Lemon Peel:
Cake:
Blackberry:
Tropical Fruit:
Chili:
Kiwi:
Hazelnut:
Grapefruit:
Oil:
Nutmeg:
Strawberry:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Spices:
Malt:
Oak:
Honey:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Heather:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Maritime Notes:
Oil:
Herb:
Bonfire Smoke:
Seaweed:
Caramel:
Orange:
Chili:
Pepper:
Salt:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Floral:
Ham:
Dried Fruit:
Alcohol:
Grass:
Cherry:
Peach:
Cake:
Lemon:
Leather:
Medicinal Smoke:
Coffee:
Pineapple:
Plum:
Apple:
Mint:
Almonds:
Hazelnut:
Raisin:
Barley:
Tobacco:
Blackberry:
Nutmeg:
Grapefruit:
Berries:
Banana:
Cinnamon:
Clove:
Walnut:
Ginger:
Date:
Strawberry:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Sweet:
Spices:
Herbs:
Heather:
Malt:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Herb:
Honey:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Zitrus:
Bonfire Smoke:
Oil:
Caramel:
Maritime Notes:
Pepper:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Orange:
Leather:
Floral:
Seaweed:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Tobacco:
Ham:
Salt:
Raisin:
Coffee:
Dried Fruit:
Walnut:
Pear:
Iodine:
Cake:
Green Apple:
Grass:
Lemon:
Cinnamon:
Clove:
Almonds:
Apple:
Grape:
Plum:
Nutmeg:
Ginger:
Lime:
Fig:
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Quality rating of this bottle
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All tasting notes
![TheGreatMothra](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
16. Apr 2016
Nosing:
The nose is immediately sherry driven, with a light smokiness in the background. There are savoury spice notes (cardamom?) and a chocolatey/cocoa note also.
Taste:
Sweet sherry arrival with citrus and spice. The smokiness is quite noticeable but not nearly as strong as Islay malts. There's a significant oakiness and maybe a little saltiness towards the finish.
Finish:
Medium length with spicy oak and very slightly bitter.
Comment:
I don't know if its just my taste in whisky changing, but I don't think this is quite as good as I remember it in the past. The nose is very pretty and quite complex, but I remember the finish being better. Its still pretty consistent though and one of the reliable mid smokiness options out there, and the price is right as always.
![Sherry Sherry](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/5/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Sherry_d298d43b62.png)
![Peat Smoke Peat Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
![Sweet Sweet](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/9/csm_Sweet_-_Sugar_9c1855377b.png)
![Orange Orange](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_Fruit_-_Orange_78b8462c40.png)
![Chocolate Chocolate](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/c/csm_Sweet_-_Chocolate_04d51a7933.png)
![Honey Honey](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/5/csm_Sweet_-_Honey_a7a4e7e5b4.png)
![Spices Spices](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Spices_453a4300b0.png)
The nose is immediately sherry driven, with a light smokiness in the background. There are savoury spice notes (cardamom?) and a chocolatey/cocoa note also.
Taste:
![Peat Smoke Peat Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
![Sherry Sherry](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/5/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Sherry_d298d43b62.png)
![Lemon Lemon](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/d/csm_Fruit_-_Lemon_4c7d678797.png)
![Spices Spices](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Spices_453a4300b0.png)
![Honey Honey](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/5/csm_Sweet_-_Honey_a7a4e7e5b4.png)
![Oak Oak](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Oak_e8ab3373e6.png)
Sweet sherry arrival with citrus and spice. The smokiness is quite noticeable but not nearly as strong as Islay malts. There's a significant oakiness and maybe a little saltiness towards the finish.
Finish:
![Oak Oak](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Oak_e8ab3373e6.png)
![Spices Spices](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Spices_453a4300b0.png)
Medium length with spicy oak and very slightly bitter.
Comment:
I don't know if its just my taste in whisky changing, but I don't think this is quite as good as I remember it in the past. The nose is very pretty and quite complex, but I remember the finish being better. Its still pretty consistent though and one of the reliable mid smokiness options out there, and the price is right as always.
![TheGreatMothra](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
06. Apr 2018
Nosing:
The nose on this is initially quite muted but asserts itself after sitting for 5 mins or so. The nose is fresh with citrus fruit, lemon and grapefruit and floral components. There is some background musty peat smoke but nothing overpowering.
Taste:
Medium sweet arrival, middle of the road intensity. Savoury and salty. Peat smoke kicks in on the back end.
Finish:
The peat smoke kicks in more on the back end, not as overpowering as your traditional islay malt. Black Pepper. It has a savoury meaty quality to it also.
Comment:
I hadn't tried the HP 12 since its rebranding and don't be fooled, it is a completely different beast. It has far less sherry influence than the old release and presents itself more like a quarter peated islay malt. The nose is fine, but lacking the richness HP used to have. The palate is good, but doesn't have a lot of character, still has the saltiness that I remember. Peated malts usually cover this sort of thing up with a preponderance of smoke, but this doesn't have it. The smokiness only really kicks in in the last third. I actually think the finish on this is quite good, it has that classic spicy finish still, but with a great deal more peat smoke than it used to have. I reckon it could have been a lot better at higher percentage, but with their official bottlings HP is going for the volume play. At least it is reflected in the price. I picked up a bottle at the supermarket for under 30 quid. Good job too though, I don't think the changes they made to it are positive overall.
![Zitrus Zitrus](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/d/csm_Fruit_-_Citrusfruits_cfbfe701d1.png)
![Peat Smoke Peat Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
The nose on this is initially quite muted but asserts itself after sitting for 5 mins or so. The nose is fresh with citrus fruit, lemon and grapefruit and floral components. There is some background musty peat smoke but nothing overpowering.
Taste:
![Malt Malt](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/1/csm_GrainNuts_-_Malt_e79510bc20.png)
![Salt Salt](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/b/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Salt_f4cd8c1c91.png)
![Sweet Sweet](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/9/csm_Sweet_-_Sugar_9c1855377b.png)
![Peat Smoke Peat Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
Medium sweet arrival, middle of the road intensity. Savoury and salty. Peat smoke kicks in on the back end.
Finish:
![Peat Smoke Peat Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
![Pepper Pepper](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Pepper_e4f81c79f6.png)
![Ham Ham](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/0/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Ham_e970667c07.png)
The peat smoke kicks in more on the back end, not as overpowering as your traditional islay malt. Black Pepper. It has a savoury meaty quality to it also.
Comment:
I hadn't tried the HP 12 since its rebranding and don't be fooled, it is a completely different beast. It has far less sherry influence than the old release and presents itself more like a quarter peated islay malt. The nose is fine, but lacking the richness HP used to have. The palate is good, but doesn't have a lot of character, still has the saltiness that I remember. Peated malts usually cover this sort of thing up with a preponderance of smoke, but this doesn't have it. The smokiness only really kicks in in the last third. I actually think the finish on this is quite good, it has that classic spicy finish still, but with a great deal more peat smoke than it used to have. I reckon it could have been a lot better at higher percentage, but with their official bottlings HP is going for the volume play. At least it is reflected in the price. I picked up a bottle at the supermarket for under 30 quid. Good job too though, I don't think the changes they made to it are positive overall.
Rating of article "Highland Park 12Y Viking Honour - 40% - 0.7l"