Highland Park 12 - Vikings Meet Whisky...Heck Ya!

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Hey Folks, Moving off of Islay this week but not 100% away from the peat. Today we are taking a look at the Highland Park 12-Year Old Highland Sigle Malt Scotch Whisky. This malt that is matured in American oak and European sherry cask. Highland Park is a northern Island distillery that still malt their own barley and add a touch of peat. With its Viking inspired packaging, how does this entry to the line stack up? I'll taste it and give you my thoughts and opinions. Stop by and join me for a dram! Cheers!
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7 июн 2024

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@onewomanswhisky 26 дней назад

Agree that this is not a bad whisky at the price. Still, it's jumped over $20 since I bought it a few years back. I struggle to find the peat in it myself, though I can pick it out the next day from the empty glass. Shame that they filter it, as it could be so much more. Imagine the cask strength is a vast improvement, but not available in Ontario right now. Pushing up there in price too. Imagine doing their own floor maltings saves them money. Considering how insanely remote this Distillery is, cost of shipping onto the island would be prohibitive. I love the bottle, it is absolutely beautiful. I won't be recycling that glass, it'll be used for a solera...or something else. I do find adding a couple of drops of water (and I mean literally 3 or 4), then letting it sit a while, brings out subtle variations to the palate. All that being said, I'm with you on this one. Won't be replacing it once it's gone. Cheers Tyler, and enjoy your weekend 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

@SeawayWhiskyWire 26 дней назад

Thanks for the wonderful comment Marian! I am definitely excited to find and try the cask strength and other expressions in the core for sure. Will likely look for it out west tho. One of the issues I find with it is the Ardnamurchan AD is vastly better IMO and the Ardnamurchan AD Cask Strength is untouchable to the HP 12. I found myself reaching for these bottles after my review and they are just more what I enjoy as a whole package. Not to talk down the spirit, but I am hoping the rest of the core is overall better. Cheers.

@onewomanswhisky 26 дней назад

@@SeawayWhiskyWire I have the Ardna AD 2023, isn't that the first widespread release? After all the online hype, saw it, scooped it! Have only had one or two drams so far, still need to get below the neck pour. Even so, it's certainly superior. Will look forward to hearing your thoughts on that cask strength AD.

@SeawayWhiskyWire 26 дней назад

@@onewomanswhisky stayed tuned. She’ll be coming up soon enough.

@chuckletourneau5542 26 дней назад

Years ago, I had, and loved, the 18yo. When it came time to replace the bottle, I decided it wasn't affordable anymore. Eventually, I bought the 12 just to have an HP on my shelves. Your review pretty much sums up my feelings about it, except that your nose and palate detected more flavours than I get from it. A beginner's whisky, indeed. Good review!

@SeawayWhiskyWire 25 дней назад

Thanks for sharing Chuck. I bet the 18 would have been stunning. Thanks for the kind words. Cheers.

@chuckletourneau5542 24 дня назад

I finally got around to pouring a dram of HP 12, and I actually like it more than I remembered. There's something a bit sour on my nose and in the finish, but the sweetness and mild peat and smoke on my palate is nice.