Highland Park 1974 The Ambassador Cask 5
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 34년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 41.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
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Tasting Notes
잔을 가볍게 흔들면 1974년 빈티지 하이랜드 파크의 짙은 호박빛이 잔 벽을 따라 매끈하게 미끄러진다. 코끝에 가져가면 34년의 숙성이 길어낸 헤더 꿀, 말린 무화과, 옅은 헤더 훈연이 함께 솟아오른다. 한 모금을 머금으면 41.5도의 부드러운 알코올이 마지팬과 오렌지 마말레이드를 입천장에 잔잔히 펼친다. 삼키면 옅은 정향과 가벼운 가죽이 길게 따라오며 오크니 섬의 청량한 공기 속에서 자란 위스키의 결이 또렷이 깃든다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
full amber
air Nose
fantastic at first nosing, so full yet elegant and very ‘polished’. Exactly this moment when the mingling of the spirit with the oak create a true third dimension, as in other majestic old spirits such as cognac or rum. First we have mainly honeycomb, figs and quinces coated with mint, eucalyptus and pine resin, the whole then bursting into myriads of secondary and tertiary aromas such as wax polish, hessian, tobacco, mushrooms (both fresh and dried), pipe tobacco, prunes… Then more tar, peat and liquorice, a tad heavier but never ‘too much’. Gets finally frankly balsamic (more pine resin, also turpentine, camphor, thuja wood…)
restaurant Palate
starts spicy and fairly tannic but with enough dried fruits and other honeyed bits to back it up. Develops on an obvious citrusy zestiness (orange peel, dried tangerines) and quite some tar and peat, just as in the nose. Quite some pepper too, a little curry and finally quite some cinnamon and a little nutmeg. Classic
timer Finish
long for its strength, with more liquorice and quite some mint in the aftertaste, as often with these oldies