Highland Park
the dark

  • Distillery:

    Highland Park

  • Company:

    Diageo

  • Cask Maturation

    1st Fill European Sherry Cask

  • Strength

    52.9% ABV

  • Note

    limited to 28.000 bottles

  • Distilled:

    2000

  • Bottled:

    2017

  • Price

    200

  • Country:

    Scotland

  • Region

    Island (Orkney)

  • Website:

    highlandparkwhisky.com

  • Type:

    Single Malt

  • Volume:

    70 cl

  • Age:

    17 year old

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Very Good

Taste note

  • Colour:

    Deep ruby

  • Nose:

    On the nose ripe dark red fruits and lots of sherry. But also aromas of dates, burned nuts, vanilla, dark chocolate, spices , cinnamon and burned wood. Hints of smoke, metal and sulfur

  • Palate:

    A oily, intense and strong flavors of ripe dark red fruits, sherry, raisins, spices, burned oak, hints of smoke, vanilla, surfer and nuts.

  • Finish:

    Medium long finish with sherry, vanilla, nuts, smoke, spices and sulfur

  • Conclusion:

    A spicy, sherry dark fruit based oily single malt by Highland Park. The presentation of this whisky is beautifully done by Highland Park. But know that is is also what you are paying for. You will get a intense Highland park that was allowed to mature in the best European Sherry Cask Highland Park has to offer, and you can taste this back in the flavors.

Flavor profile

Spice

Spice

Smoke

Smoke

Citrus

Citrus

Sweet

Sweet

Wood

Wood

Rich Fruits

Rich fruits

Other aromas