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
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
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