Highland Park 1973
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 35년 |
| Cask Type | American Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 깃든 깊은 호박빛이 잔 속에 그윽하게 어린다. 1973년 증류해 35년을 보낸 하이랜드 파크는 오크니 특유의 헤더 꿀과 은은한 연기, 말린 과일의 향을 켜켜이 풀어낸다. 56.3도라고는 느껴지지 않는 둥근 질감이 입을 감싸며 오렌지 껍질과 토피, 부드러운 훈연이 어우러진다. 시간이 다듬은 깊이가 단맛 아래 묵직하게 가라앉고, 향긋한 연기의 여운이 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
it’s not one of these old-style sherried one, or maybe are we experiencing the wonders of some perfect refill cask. It is entrancing whisky. The complexity is amazing. The beehivy/waxy/honeyed fruitiness is flabbergasting. The floral side is ensouling. And I’m in awe. This is why Scotch malt is a superior spirit that (can) beat them all. Also love the minerality, the salinity and the earthiness. It’s meta-whisky. With water: minerals, pu-erh tea, earthy tobacco, old leather, rubbed orange skin
restaurant Palate
it’s quite brutal, it’s got earth, roots and saps, it’s slightly resinous… And it’s stunning. Have you ever tried the legendary 1962 ‘John Goodwin’? This is rather similar as far as profiles are concerned, only more brutal, potent and mineral. In short, this is fruity cough syrup at very high strength. With water: citrons, eucalyptus, cough syrup, a touch of olivy brine and… please call the anti-maltoporn brigade!
timer Finish
long, citrusy, mineral and even saltier than before. Shouts ‘coastal Highlands forever!’ Smokier aftertaste. Quite some lemongrass too