Highland Park 1972 SV 10th Anniversary 1988-1998 of Signatory
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 1998 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오크 캐스크에서 26년을 보낸 시간이 하이랜드 파크 1972의 균형을 단단하게 빚어냈다. 은은한 헤더 꿀과 말린 과일, 옅은 피트 연기가 코끝에서 어우러져 피어오른다. 한 모금은 55.7도의 힘이 꿀 단맛과 향신료, 가벼운 훈연으로 입을 채운다. 오크니 섬의 깊이가 짙은 호박빛 잔에 담겨, 여운은 달콤한 연기와 오크로 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
almost as expressive as the 33yo at first nosing but pretty different. Drier and more marked by some sherry wood, with also much more smoke and all kinds of roasted nuts. A bigger meatiness as well (cured ham, Parma), notes of soy sauce, tar, toffee… All that is extremely subtle in fact, but the whisky’s very far from being weak. Very faint OBE (metal). Gets much more ‘tertiary’ after a good fifteen minutes, with even more ham, other meats, steak, even poultry… This one has a lot of old stories to tell us, which is very moving in any case. Certainly more complex than the 33yo, and less wham-bam despite its vintage (come on!)
restaurant Palate
great attack, again much drier than the ‘disclosed’ Macallan but definitely of the same breed. Walnuts, tobacco, burnt cake, dark chocolate, espresso, peanut butter with a little salt, salmiak, orange marmalade… Incredible how this is concentrated! Now, the wood has its say as well, which is normal after 50 years, isn’t it! More and more on old walnuts, walnut liqueur, coffee, ‘dry’ toffee… And even more walnuts. It is dry whisky, for sure
timer Finish
long, with the wood becoming even more obvious now but not tannic and drying nor dominating