Highland Park 1981
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1981 |
| Bottled Year | 2005 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 47.9% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 하이랜드 파크 1981이 지닌 가죽과 오래된 나무, 시가 연기 같은 성숙한 향이 또렷하게 앞선다. 꿀과 밀랍, 셰리와 미드의 단내가 겹치고 살구잼과 오렌지 마멀레이드가 25년 장기 숙성의 깊이를 더한다. 팰럿은 47.9도로 진하고 크리미하며 말린 과일과 자두, 꿀, 은은한 스모크가 층층이 발전한다. 오크니 섬 올드 몰트다운 케이크 같은 풍성함과 감초의 단맛이 두껍게 입안을 채우며 균형이 단단하다. 피니시는 길고 정향의 매운기와 과당의 은은한 단맛이 함께 오래 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
guess what, this isn’t really more expressive than the old 25yo. Now, there’s more wood for sure, more ‘English club smells’ (that is to say leather, wood and cigar smoke – before the smoking ban of course), more honey and beeswax... Grows bolder after that, with some sherry coming through, mead, all sorts of honeys, even pollen, apricot jam, orange marmalade... Lacks a little complexity, that is. Expressive but slightly monodimensional, even if some nice notes of fresh parsley do arise after a while
restaurant Palate
it’s obviously a bigger whisky than the 1941. Thick, creamy, rich, almost explosive and going into all directions, dried fruits, prunes, honey, smoke, cake, liquorice, oranges... All that is quite beautiful but also slightly rough, especially when compared to many superb official single casks that were distilled in the 1970’s
timer Finish
long, both spicier (cloves, a little mustard) and sweeter (fructose)