Highland Park 1989 MM for Kjaer & Sommerfeldt

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryHighland Park
BottlerMurray McDavid (MM)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1989
Bottled Year2004
Age15년
Cask TypeRefill Sherry Cask
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV46.0%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslands
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Flavor Profile

Oaky
Vanilla
Fruity
Dried Fruit
Sweet
Creamy
Spicy
Honey
Citrus
Floral
Chocolate
Nutty
Herbal
Smoky
Maritime
Peaty

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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