Highland Park 1968 HB Finest Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | Hart Brothers (HB) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1968 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 27년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오크니 섬의 청량한 바닷바람과 헤더 피트가 1968년 하이랜드 파크의 결을 처음부터 끝까지 다듬는다. 짙은 황금빛 아래 27년이 빚은 들꽃 꿀과 마른 헤더, 옅은 훈연의 향이 깊게 머문다. 43도의 도수가 입안에서 건포도와 오렌지, 부드러운 연기를 매끈하게 풀어놓는다. 섬다운 꿀과 옅은 피트의 조화가 긴 여운 속에 우아하게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
red amber
air Nose
indeed, we have a winner. Many honeys, many precious woods, many soft spices, and many dried fruits, what a combination! I won’t quote them all (figs, like, manuka, like, cedar wood, like…) and rather focus on the tinier bits. Such as these hints of myrtle, or the peonies in full bloom, or the old amontillado, or the tobaccos, or the walnut wine, or these touches of dark pollen… It is a perfect nose, akin to that of some very great old cognac de propriétaire
restaurant Palate
amazing! Only the tiny drying oaky touches make it maybe not totally and utterly stellar, but we’re well in the style of the luminous official ‘John Goodwin’ (and subsequent bottlings, such as the 50). Astounding honeys, dried fruits, precious oils and saps, herbs, oriental spices, oranges… I know, I’m being very generic now, please excuse me, but this is simply another example of a great-great malt whisky from the golden decade. And there are kumquats!
timer Finish
long despite the lower strength, amazingly complex, and perfectly jammy, spicy, and herbal. A great example of a whisky with a worthy finish, which is more and more difficult to find these days. Because mind you, it’s in the finish that you find all the flaws, such as excessive youth, excessive oak, and whatnot. You’re right, even excessive prices (that leave bitter tastes)