Highland Park 2001 SMWS 4.254 'Home is the sailor, home from the sea'
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2001 |
| Bottled Year | 2019 |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Ex- Sherry Hogshead Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
this one’s more brutal, almost more ruthless than all the others, with more raw eau-de-vie-ish notes at first, then many fruit stones, kirsch, then peelings, earth, fresh nuts, beetroots, celeriac, gentian, zests… In short, another kind of Highland-Parkness yet again, more rustic than the others. With water: vase water, mud, wool, metal polish. Rustic indeed
restaurant Palate
oh, this has got nothing to do with the nose! Some hotter sauvignon blanc (warm place, hot vintage), plus some aniseedy grasses, fennel, carrots, then some saltier, mildly smoky notes. Custard. The cask was rather active this time but the tight spirit was not buried. With water: tiny notes of tiny tinned litchis. Frank Zappa would have loved this, I suppose
timer Finish
it improved over time, this time the citrus fruits are taking over. Grapefruits running the show, love that a lot. The aftertaste is much bitterer and grassier, having said that
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