Highland Park 1989 MM
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | Murray McDavid (MM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon / Grenache Blanc Wine Casks Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 히스 꿀과 옅은 훈연, 흰 포도의 산뜻한 과일 향을 중심으로 전개된다. 그르나슈 블랑 와인 캐스크 피니시를 거친 이 하이랜드 파크는 평소의 헤더 풍미에 가벼운 과실 산미가 더해진다. 입에서는 46도의 도수에서 꿀과 시트러스, 은은한 장작 연기가 또렷하게 발전하며 균형이 단단하다. 1989년 빈티지다운 부드러운 깊이가 입안에 드러난다. 피니시는 꿀과 옅은 스모크의 여운이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
oh hell, oysters! Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever nosed any whisky that was reeking of fresh oysters that much! Even the Islayers don’t. So oysters galore with even a little lemon to go with them, this is absolutely perfect. Because, mind you, I love oysters. Okay, behind all these oysters, a little bread, yeast and yoghurt. All that works well even if the distillate was probably a little less ‘perfect’ than in the 1990s and 2000s. Sometimes variety is more important than perfection. After fifteen minutes: a rather massive smoke comes out! It’s even a little Longrowy, I have to say…
restaurant Palate
but… the smokiness is huge indeed! Nothing to do with recent HPs, this is well within Ledaig/Longrow/Caol Ila territories. We’re talking peat levels. So soot, coal, smoke, ashes and all that jazz, plus a moderate coastality (coastalness?) and again our friends the oysters. What a dram!
timer Finish
long, salty, peaty, grassy… Great notes of grapefruits in the aftertaste