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 |
Flavor Profile
Tasting 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
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