Highland Park 1979 SMWS 4.10
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 1991 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.2% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
ruby mahogany
air Nose
as they say in Alsace: YOWZERS! Serious, old school, deeply aromatic and scented sherry. Unctuous, dripping with rancio, natural tar, walnut liqueur, Irish coffee and even many crystallised exotic fruits. And of course the usual abundance of sultanas, figs, prunes and raisins as well. What's just wonderful is this simultaneous rustic side that makes you think of some wild and brilliant old Armagnacs. We could very well already be hopelessly lost in maltoporn territory! With water: not a huge change with water, except that it perhaps becomes slightly more aromatic, a few extra spices here, a few extra fruits there. But this is still a wall of rancio and deeply concentrated sticky darkness
restaurant Palate
perfectly thick, stodgy, dark sherry that behaves like a combination of natural tar extract and molasses in your mouth. Stunning rancio, herbal and walnut liqueurs, Maggi, umami paste, black olives and aged cherry sour ale. Just outstanding! With water: developed more medicines, more elegantly tannic black teas, more earth, dates, damson preserve, tar, treacle and more bitter herbal liqueurs
timer Finish
long, perfectly bitter, almost sticky in texture, endlessly on rancio, tar, roasted nuts, molasses, concentrated dark fruits and more of these wonderful ancient armagnac vibes
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