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 | |
Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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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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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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