Highland Park 2007 DT The Octave

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryHighland Park
BottlerDuncan Taylor (DT)
Bottling Series-
Vintage2007
Bottled Year2018
Age-
Cask TypeSherry Octave Finish
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV53.7%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslands
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Flavor Profile

Oaky
Vanilla
Spicy
Sweet
Fruity
Dried Fruit
Honey
Citrus
Creamy
Smoky
Herbal
Chocolate
Floral
Peaty
Nutty
Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

reddish amber

air Nose

the sherry is rather assertive at first, but it’s clean and pretty cohesive which is good news. It doesn’t ‘feel’ like a finish which is always good sign I think. In fact it’s rather elegant and leafy with these notes of damp earth, soft tobaccos, bitter chocolate and mushroom soup. Some hints of celery salts, plum wine and hessian cloth. Very enjoyable and surprisingly soft. With water: even more leafy now and developing a slightly menthol edge like mint leaf and eucalyptus. Still this nice bitter chocolate note

restaurant Palate

you feel the wood technology a little more on arrival with these kind of peppery and spicy pencil shaving notes. Although, it’s also still quite earthy and chocolatey just with added notes of black coffee, soot and cherries. Get’s slightly meaty as well with notes of black pepper and beef teriyaki. Quite an interesting wee dram. With water: still pretty cohesive with water and maintaining this peppery, meaty and spicy quality. Although the pencil shavings are also still present

timer Finish

good length, rather earthy, spicy, sooty and with glimmers of cereal. The mushrooms are also back

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