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
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
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