Highland Park 2002 SMWS 4.294 An aura of respectability

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryHighland Park
BottlerThe Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series-
Vintage2002
Bottled Year-
Age18년
Cask TypeFirst Fill Pedro Ximénez STR Barrique
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV56.9%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslands
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Flavor Profile

Vanilla
Sweet
Oaky
Creamy
Fruity
Honey
Dried Fruit
Citrus
Smoky
Floral
Chocolate
Nutty
Herbal
Spicy
Peaty
Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

a lovely idea to draw from casks quite different to the usual official house style, here we’ve got a profile that’s very fresh, vertical, maritime, on sourdough bread, seaweed, grist, ground almonds, and cooked whelks… How delightful. With water: ink appears, along with a pile of books and magazines, then baker’s yeast. Someone really ought to establish an aroma conservatory, because at the rate things are going, soon everything will smell like plastic, cocaine and gunpowder (come on!)

restaurant Palate

firm, powerful, candied, citric, salty, peaty, compact. Will that do? With water: as excellent as it gets, salty, fresh, maritime, like a plate of smoked cockles drizzled with lemon juice

timer Finish

fairly long, still fresh and saline. A truly coastal HP, splendidly austere into the bargain

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