Highland Park 1973 SMWS 4.2
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 1984 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
Light gold
air Nose
A little tight and sharp at first - very ‘early SMWS’ in my book. Unfolds with some pleasant heathery notes and unusual notes of potpourri, engine oil and sherbet. Did you ever try those fizzy sweeties Refreshers? Some buttery popcorn, chamomile tea, tangerines and some coastal zip. It’s quite an unusual nose this one but it’s pretty entertaining nonetheless. Becomes a little more honied with time and develops a subtle herbal edge. With water: a little fruitier, towards green and white fruits, a little more herbal and perhaps more forgiving. A glimmer of peat alongside sharp pink grapefruit
restaurant Palate
Graphite oil, crispy bacon, various other kinds of oils, a mercilessly chiselled mineral profile and some white stone fruit notes. Overall it’s blisteringly dry, salty and quite austere. Salted almonds and verging on bone dry Manzanilla. With water: still dry but a little less austere now, some more easy going fruitiness, some lime juice, a little freshly ground black pepper and even a whisper of honey and other glazed fruits, perhaps even a meagre slice of kiwi
timer Finish
Long, bone dry, coastal, hugely mineral, salty and crisp. A cold slosh of Atlantic foam on the gums