Highland Park 1970 GM Rare Old
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1970 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
peaty and grainy at the same time. A bit farmy and very yeasty. Notes of hot butter and mashed potatoes. Rather nice
restaurant Palate
very sweet and peaty at the same time, close to a new make but rather nice again. It obviously lacks a bit of ageing – it's raw and simple but enjoyable. I tasted the two bottlings by the Whiskyfair but I couldn’t take any notes. I think they were a little better than this one. 78 points for this curiosity. MUSIC – Recommended listening: Belgian singer An Pierlé has got her very own universe... I saw her live at the Eurockéennes in Belfort last year - she was playing with a symphonic orchestra. I quite like her work, although it's certainly an acquired taste. You can have a listen to As sudden tears fall - mp3 (live). Pretty interesting, don't you think? Please buy An Pierlé's music if you like it. (via Planet Claire - photo Chantal Boogers) May 3, 2005 TASTING - TWO HIGHLAND PARKS Highland park 1970/1995 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail Centenary Reserve) The nose starts very nicely: creamy, rounded, with quite some flower nectar and light honey. Alas, it’s soon to get a bit dusty and rather weak, with just some notes of hot cake. Not too bad but lacking a lot of oomph rather delicate but getting sugarish, and perhaps a little too grassy. The wood takes then control, making the whisky a little bitter and dusty. This one really lacks body. Too bad… 78 points . Highland Park 1974/1998 ‘Online Tasting’ (57.6%, OB, 228 bottles) Ah, the roaring nineties and the IT bubble! Already quite dusty, eh?
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