Highland Park 1988 vW The Ultimate

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Highland Park
Bottler	van Wees (vW)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1988
Bottled Year	1995
Age	12년
Cask Type	Oak
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	43.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islands

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Honey

Fruity

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Citrus

Smoky

Chocolate

Herbal

Floral

Nutty

Peaty

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

characterised by the proverbial heather honey, accompanied by a beautifully effective coastal smoke. It brings to mind a campfire on a beach. There were rumours that while the distillery malted its own barley, which it still does to some extent, it would throw handfuls of heather into the kiln, but we have never had written proof of this practice. Nevertheless, this nose has remained magnificent, with added touches of old copper coins, or an antique kettle if you prefer

restaurant Palate

vegetal notes, leather, dead leaves join the mix, with a bit of bitterness, chlorophyll, bitter almonds, old white Burgundy wine... It's a sign of a certain evolution in the bottle, with heather honey that has over the years turned rather into mead. But of course, it remains absolutely excellent

timer Finish

medium length, still a bit vegetal for Highland Park, but without a 'taste of light'. An excellent orange marmalade then completes the picture

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