Highland Park 12 Years Viking Honour
The 12-year-old Highland Park is the most important cornerstone in the distillery's assortment. Matured in Sherry casks, it convinces with a sweet and spicy character.
The 12-year-old Highland Park is the most important cornerstone in the distillery's assortment. Matured in Sherry casks, it convinces with a sweet and spicy character.
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 19383 | |
| Highland Park | |
| Scotland, Islands | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 40.2% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Sherry, Sherry Refill | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Heather:
Heather:
Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Malt:
Malt:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Floral:
Floral:
Nuts:
Orange:
Orange:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Pear:
Nuts:
Pear:
Herb:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Green Apple:
Dried Fruit:
Medicinal Smoke:
Lemon:
Apple:
Green Apple:
Medicinal Smoke:
Dried Fruit:
Lemon:
Apple:
Grass:
Cherry:
Grass:
Cherry:
Alcohol:
Almonds:
Peach:
Tobacco:
Pineapple:
Fig:
Alcohol:
Tobacco:
Fig:
Pineapple:
Peach:
Almonds:
Banana:
Date:
Pepper:
Banana:
Date:
Pepper:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Hay:
Leather:
Iodine:
Salt:
Ham:
Iodine:
Leather:
Hay:
Clove:
Salt:
Raisin:
Clove:
Raisin:
Ham:
Dark Chocolate:
Plum:
Berries:
Lemon Peel:
Lemon Peel:
Dark Chocolate:
Berries:
Plum:
Nutmeg:
Chili:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Kiwi:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Strawberry:
Kiwi:
Chili:
Oil:
Hazelnut:
Blackberry:
Hazelnut:
Blackberry:
Grapefruit:
Oil:
Nutmeg:
Grapefruit:
Strawberry:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Honey:
Honey:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Heather:
Heather:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Oil:
Oil:
Herb:
Herb:
Nuts:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Orange:
Orange:
Chili:
Chili:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Salt:
Salt:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Floral:
Floral:
Ham:
Ham:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Grass:
Grass:
Pineapple:
Lemon:
Coffee:
Cake:
Peach:
Cherry:
Medicinal Smoke:
Leather:
Plum:
Peach:
Coffee:
Leather:
Cherry:
Medicinal Smoke:
Cake:
Plum:
Pineapple:
Lemon:
Blackberry:
Nutmeg:
Hazelnut:
Nutmeg:
Grapefruit:
Almonds:
Tobacco:
Barley:
Mint:
Raisin:
Hazelnut:
Grapefruit:
Apple:
Raisin:
Mint:
Blackberry:
Almonds:
Tobacco:
Apple:
Barley:
Walnut:
Berries:
Banana:
Banana:
Berries:
Strawberry:
Cinnamon:
Date:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Clove:
Date:
Cinnamon:
Walnut:
Clove:
Strawberry:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Malt:
Malt:
Sherry:
Heather:
Heather:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Herb:
Herb:
Honey:
Honey:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Dark Chocolate:
Zitrus:
Dark Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Oil:
Oil:
Nuts:
Pepper:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Caramel:
Maritime Notes:
Pepper:
Maritime Notes:
Caramel:
Orange:
Vanilla:
Orange:
Vanilla:
Leather:
Floral:
Leather:
Floral:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Seaweed:
Chili:
Seaweed:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Salt:
Raisin:
Coffee:
Ham:
Raisin:
Ham:
Salt:
Coffee:
Pear:
Pear:
Walnut:
Dried Fruit:
Walnut:
Dried Fruit:
Green Apple:
Iodine:
Nutmeg:
Fig:
Ginger:
Almonds:
Clove:
Cinnamon:
Lemon:
Lime:
Cake:
Nutmeg:
Ginger:
Grass:
Grass:
Apple:
Grape:
Plum:
Lemon:
Apple:
Cake:
Grape:
Cinnamon:
Clove:
Green Apple:
Lime:
Almonds:
Plum:
Fig:
Iodine:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.9
Rate
1,153
634
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
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.
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.
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