Highland Park 18 Years
Slight smoke and lots of sherry make this whisky unique. No wonder it has become so popular and thus so scarce and expensive.
Slight smoke and lots of sherry make this whisky unique. No wonder it has become so popular and thus so scarce and expensive.
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| 1248 | |
| Highland Park | |
| Scotland, Islands | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 18 Years | |
| 43% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Ex-Sherry Casks | |
 
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| Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Oak:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Honey:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Spices:
Heather:
Chocolate:
Pear:
Raisin:
Zitrus:
Apple:
Cinnamon:
Nuts:
Alcohol:
Bonfire Smoke:
Caramel:
Fig:
Orange:
Maritime Notes:
Cherry:
Date:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Hay:
Mint:
Salt:
Almonds:
Banana:
Chili:
Clove:
Dark Chocolate:
Grape:
Grass:
Hazelnut:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Pineapple:
Seaweed:
Tropical Fruit:
Herb:
Tasting
Sweet:
Peat Smoke:
Honey:
Oak:
Spices:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Nuts:
Maritime Notes:
Oil:
Salt:
Herbs:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Chili:
Heather:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Orange:
Herb:
Almonds:
Coffee:
Floral:
Grapefruit:
Lemon:
Seaweed:
Banana:
Bonfire Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Clove:
Date:
Fig:
Ginger:
Green Apple:
Lime:
Mint:
Raisin:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Sweet:
Oak:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Oil:
Honey:
Malt:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Heather:
Dried Fruit:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Banana:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Dark Chocolate:
Grapefruit:
Salt:
Maritime Notes:
Anise:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Coffee:
Ginger:
Grass:
Green Apple:
Hazelnut:
Leather:
Lemon:
Nutmeg:
Pear:
Tobacco:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.5
Rate
273
14
Quality comparison of bottles
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Tasting notes of Michael_Pitera:
19. Jan 2020
Nosing: sherry, a little smokey, oak, vanilla, sweet, ripe strawberries, chocolate.
Taste: Rich, oily, sherry, smokey, oak, salty, sweet, chocolate.
Finish: long, smoky, bitter chocolate.
Comment: Honestly the first time I nosed/tasted this whisky I didn't get the fuss. BUT then came the second, third, fourth... I couldn't get my nose out of the glass. So complex - quickly became one of my favorites.
Taste: Rich, oily, sherry, smokey, oak, salty, sweet, chocolate.
Finish: long, smoky, bitter chocolate.
Comment: Honestly the first time I nosed/tasted this whisky I didn't get the fuss. BUT then came the second, third, fourth... I couldn't get my nose out of the glass. So complex - quickly became one of my favorites.
All tasting notes
23. Feb 2016
Nosing:
light peat
Taste:
Finish:
Long
Comment:
light peatTaste:
Finish:
Long
Comment:
27. Apr 2015
Nosing:
Rich, mature oak, top note of aromatic smoke
Taste:
Rich, full flavour, honey and peat
Finish:
Soft, round and long
Comment:
Rich, mature oak, top note of aromatic smoke
Taste:
Rich, full flavour, honey and peat
Finish:
Soft, round and long
Comment:
16. Nov 2019
Highland Park's excessive abuse of the Nordic mythology is really putting me off. However, let's review the old HP18, not the Edrington marketing dept. Very dense and round, the nose unfolds with orange peel, creamy toffee and subtle peat smoke. Apricots, heather honey and cloves emerge from the back. After a sweet and sour arrival, the palate develops with a complex array of flavors. Dried fruits, spices and oak take turns with ginger, mint and hints of coffee. Slightly dry and ashy, the medium finish fades. This great malt doesn't need any Viking BS!
RATING: 4.2/5.0 ≙ 89 pts
RATING: 4.2/5.0 ≙ 89 pts
06. May 2018
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
08. Apr 2016
Nosing: 
Taste: meaty
Finish: long
Comment: definitely more toward the earthy part of the flavour profiles
Taste: meaty
Finish: long
Comment: definitely more toward the earthy part of the flavour profiles
24. Jan 2018
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
91/100
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
91/100
21. Oct 2019
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish: medium long
Comment:
Nose is perfect. Complex and invites for a perfect and complex dram. But taste is so disappointing...
In my opinion we have quite a lot better whiskies for that price. But still good and nice dram, which is worth trying.
Taste:
Finish: medium long
Comment:
Nose is perfect. Complex and invites for a perfect and complex dram. But taste is so disappointing...
In my opinion we have quite a lot better whiskies for that price. But still good and nice dram, which is worth trying.
08. Sep 2017
Nosing: very pleasant 
maritime 
milk chocolate with raisins and orange, some pine aroma - superb!
Taste:
- tasty!
Finish:
with 
long and warming
Comment: well balanced, complex, great aroma.
p.s. empty glass -
very pleasant maritime milk chocolate with raisins and orange, some pine aroma - superb!Taste:
- tasty!Finish:
with long and warmingComment: well balanced, complex, great aroma.
p.s. empty glass -
10. Dec 2015
18. Oct 2017
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: sherry and smoke sweet was strong
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: sherry and smoke sweet was strong
