Highland Park 1989 vW The Ultimate
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Highland Park |
| Bottler | van Wees (vW) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | Oloroso Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
more oomph than in the G&M, not only because of the higher ABV. In fact, it’s very beautiful and very ‘old HP’, rather in the style of the old dumpy bottles that used to bear those strange round black labels. Yes, that says a lot (thanks Angus). Beautiful smoke, honeydew, oranges, oriental pastries, pinesap, eucalyptus, ripe plums, roasted pecans… All very great, rather in the style of the latest official 25 after a few minutes
restaurant Palate
big, rich, creamy yet nervous, very honeyed, spicy, fruity, coastal, smoky… In short, pretty perfect. Seville oranges, salted fudge, liquorice, touches of kippers, cough syrup, figs, cloves… I don’t know, this tastes like a perfect Christmas malt
timer Finish
long, smoky, citrusy and honeyed. Quite some peat in the aftertaste