Highland Park 2005 DT The Octave

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Highland Park
Bottler	Duncan Taylor (DT)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	2005
Bottled Year	2017
Age	12년
Cask Type	Oak Casks + Sherry Octave Finish
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	53.5%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islands

Flavor Profile

Sweet

Oaky

Smoky

Fruity

Vanilla

Honey

Creamy

Maritime

Peaty

Spicy

Dried Fruit

Nutty

Herbal

Citrus

Chocolate

Floral

Tasting Notes

Colour

full gold

air Nose

it remained Highland-Parky, in this case pretty mineral and even medicinal. Chalk and oyster shells for a good while, and only then rather acacia blossom, maple syrup, various honeys and just some fresh croissants. Oh how we’re missing fresh croissants these days, deep frozen ones being so bad! With water: whiffs of bicycle inner tube, scuba diving suit, and just bread. Touches of grassy smoke

restaurant Palate

the octave’s spices hit you first, with a lot of pepper, ginger and nutmeg in the arrival. Gets then cakier (cinnamon rolls) and a tad softer, with a distillate that doesn’t quite seem to manage to keep its head above water. I mean, above the oak. With water now: still oak spices playing first strings, but we hear a little more from the spirit. A smoky and chalky saltiness, apparently

timer Finish

rather long, still spicy. A little tar in the aftertaste

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