Highland park Shiel
Keystone series - Part Two

  • Distillery:

    Highland Park

  • Company:

    Edrington Group

  • Cask Maturation

    Bourbon barrels

  • Strength

    48.1% ABV

  • Note:

    Limited to 1.200 bottles, Natural colour

  • Price

    300

  • Country:

    Scotland

  • Region

    Island

  • Adres

    Holm Rd, Kirkwall KW15 1SU

  • Website:

    Highlandpark.

  • Type:

    Single Malt

  • Age:

    NAS

85
0
Very Good

Taste note

  • Colour:

    Light caramel

  • Nose:

    Oily initially but lacking a buttery richness. There’s a wisp of smoke that permeates throughout the aromas, a worn out vanilla essence is followed by a wood sap presence. Sweetness from tablet, a touch of ginger, pencil shavings and sliced green apples. Rich forrest fruits develop with dark chocolate and dried banana. lingering peat smoke, freshly cut wood, eucalyptus

  • Palate:

    Lightly smoked sugar puffs? It’s quite cereal dominant, a touch of lemon cuts through this leaving a nuttiness, more vanilla and a light honeyed finish.

  • Finish:

    Medium finish with long lasting dry pet smoke.

  • Conclusion:

    It’s a touch young, but the rough edges have been sanded down somewhat leaving a rather flaccid experience. It’s pleasant enough, but I was expecting more depth, detail and rugged coastal features from the overall approach.

Flavor profile

Spice

Spice

Smoke

Smoke

Citrus

Citrus

Sweet

Sweet

Wood
Wood

Wood

Dark Fruits
Rich Fruits

Rich fruits

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