Highland Park 1990 Vintage for Travel Retail
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
quite curiously, this one isn’t quite as expressive as the younger ones even if I do get a little smoke and a rather obvious peat. Marginally more leathery than the ’94. Becomes quite ‘tertiary’ over time, with whiffs of herbs (Provence herbs, thyme, even hints of olives), a little paraffin oil, a little shoe polish and just hints of honeydew. Also a little camphor and eucalyptus coming through after a while. Fruitcake but not much, ham. A complex nose, just not a big one. Maybe this one would have deserved to be bottled at 43 or 46%?
restaurant Palate
indeed, it does lack a little more oomph, the attack being a tad ‘flabby’, but it does take off after a few seconds in your mouth, contrarily to many whiskies that display a nice attack but that drop in the middle. Quite the opposite here. Amusing notes of OBE (old bottle effect) – and this one isn’t even on the shelves yet! Some mint, bitter liquorice, various herbal teas, spices, touches of honey, rosehip tea, some tobacco… A very interesting palate
timer Finish
medium long, on more or less the same notes of ‘old whisky’. Still quite resinous, with a little peat as well. A lot of cough syrup in the aftertaste as well as something metallic