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Four vintages of Highland Park single malt whisky

 13 Dec 2010  

The Acla stand on the "Whisky Ship" had four vintages of Highland Park and I decided to try all four of them:

Highland Park 1998 (OB, 40%):
Fruity, flowery nose with notes of honey and gin­ger­bread, also a little peaty. Slightly spirity, however. Nicer palate: sweet, honeyed and fairly light (like the 12 y.o. used to be), also fairly spicy and oaky. (84 p)

Highland Park 1994 (OB, 40%):
Oak, orange, honey, vanilla on the nose. Sweet palate with honey, also oaky, spicy and a bit hot. All in all milder than the 1998 but less complex and not quite as nice. (83 p)

Highland Park 1990 (OB, 40%):
Complex, rather nice nose with oak, gin­ger­bread, vanilla and a little peat. Sweet, fairly spicy palate with notes of crème brûlée and honey. The finish is a little hot but has nice notes of vanilla and cocoa. (86 p)

Highland Park 1989 15 y.o. (MM, 51.7%):
Citrus, honey, vanilla, oak and a little peat on the nose - complex, subtle and rather nice. Light, subtle, bal­anced palate with lemon, orange, custard and cream. De­velops notes of pepper­mint and oak. All in all quite subtle and easy to underestimate but opens up with water and a little time. (Bottled by Murray McDavid for Hudson's Bay Company) (87 p)

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