Highland Park 1985 SV Straight from the Cask

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Highland Park
Bottler	Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1985
Bottled Year	2004
Age	18년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	53.9%
Volume	500 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islands

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Oaky

Sweet

Smoky

Fruity

Spicy

Honey

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Herbal

Nutty

Floral

Maritime

Citrus

Chocolate

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

plain, deep gold

air Nose

double wow! This time it’s a little less fresh and clean, but much, much more complex. Flowers and fruits, for sure (see above) but also sea air, mocha, peppermint. Hints of eucalyptus and turpentine, freshly crushed hazelnuts, subtle sherry… The developments are simply endless. I’d better stop here or I’ll need bytes and bytes

restaurant Palate

bold attack, even if much more austere than expected. Smoke, burnt cake, black toffee, coffee liqueur. The alcohol gets even a little burning. Very creamy, though. It really coats your mouth. Lots of crystallised orange, chestnut honey, lemon marmalade. Understatedly fruity (melon, ripe apricot). Hints of camphor. In short, this one is extremely nice, and far less ‘commercial’ than expected. The finish is very long, on orange syrup and honey. It comes in a nice black ‘pencil box’ but beware, don’t pass it to little children, as the brass shutter can pinch you quite severely. Well, that’s what happened to me, at least… 90 points . Highland Park 18 yo 1985/2003 (53.9%, Signatory for La Maison du Whisky, cask #2915)

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this whisky!