Highland Park 1986 MM Aficionado

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Highland Park
Bottler	Murray McDavid (MM)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1986
Bottled Year	-
Age	25년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	54.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islands

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Creamy

Fruity

Honey

Dried Fruit

Citrus

Smoky

Spicy

Floral

Chocolate

Nutty

Herbal

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

strong and spirity, with again these fresh almonds right from the start, but also some nail varnish. Gets very herbal, grassy, with some notes of fresh parsley… And again something chemical (varnish, glue) and some apple vinegar. Not completely unbalanced in fact, but rather hard to enjoy. Now, with a few drops of water: the ‘chemical’ notes do vanish, but the malt gets even more herbal and rather yeasty, with again some notes of rubbed orange skin. Not too bad, in fact, but that’s not what I would call ‘pleasure’

restaurant Palate

(neat) punchy, almost pungent, but more enjoyable than its lighter brothers. Lots of grapefruit, lemon… Also a strange metallic taste, iron… And then it gets quite salty. What kind of reaction is that? Anyway, it’s not as bitter as the other ones, good news! With water: ah, yes, this is more like it. Lots of citrusy notes, passion fruit, kiwi… Some icing sugar… And also quite some pepper, parsley, ginger. Quite austere but I like it. Long finish but with a heavy metallic taste (and grapefruit juice). At least, this one is interesting. 80 points . MUSIC – Recommended listening: let's all remember the great Rory Gallagher , and listen to Ghost blues.mp3 . Please buy Rory Gallagher's music. (boohh, that was short) September 6, 2005 TASTING - THREE FINE HIGHLAND PARKS Highland Park 25 yo (53.5%, OB, late 1990’s)

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