Highland Park 1986 NoSD

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Highland Park
Bottler	North of Scotland Distilling Company (NoSD)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1986
Bottled Year	2007
Age	-
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	52.1%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islands

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Oaky

Sweet

Smoky

Fruity

Honey

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Herbal

Spicy

Floral

Nutty

Citrus

Peaty

Chocolate

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

typical ‘indie’ HP at first nosing, without the sherry tones that are almost always to be found in the officials but also with more ‘raw’ punch. That translates into grassier notes, more flints and more smoke as well as hints of pine needles and hay. Other than that, there’s a lot of apples and gooseberries and probably several other garden fruits. Also faint whiffs of ashes and soot. With water: it’s getting more ‘old Highlands’, with more wax, more flints, more smoke and more resinous notes. Clynelishian, so to speak. Can we be against that?

restaurant Palate

crisp and fruity attack, combining grass and fresh, somewhat acidic fruits such as kiwis and grapefruits and also pineapples. It’s really playful, zesty, with the wax and the flints only in the background this time. Very good body and a most enjoyable freshness. Some cardamom and touches of green curry in the spice section as well as the faintest touches of rubber (bands). With water: same waxy development as on the nose. This is superior ‘naked’ Highland Park! And I love this citrusy tones (tangerines, citrons)

timer Finish

maybe not the longest but there’s a little salt coming through now, making it more coastal. Obviously. A faint bitterness in the aftertaste, slightly rubbery

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