Highland Park
Fact Sheet
Founded: 1798
Current owner: The Edrington Group
Stills: 2 wash, 2 spirit
Capacity: 1 million litres per year
Location: Kirkwall, Orkney
Website: www.highlandpark.co.uk
Notable Facts: Highland Park ist the most northerly distillery of Scotland, just half a mile away from
Scapa.
Bottlings
May 14, 2012
This dram needs time to develop and a bit but not too much water. Everything is very gentle, not very approachable but quite pleasant after all. – Rating: 81/100
May 3, 2012
It could be a geat whisky, but the adstringent wood tannins are much too strong for my taste. But you will love this dram, if you like that. – Rating: 80/100
March 5, 2012
The peat is hardly noticeable here and overall this malt is on the sweet side. Quite nice but it should have been bottled at cask strength. – Rating: 82/100
August 29, 2011
Not the greatest of the distillery range, but certainly an interesting expression. The spice bite is a bit too strong to really please me. – Rating: 77/100
August 14, 2011
The 18 year old is already a masterpiece, but this is yet a little better. Lots and lots of aromas to contemplate about, but the price difference is significant. – Rating: 91/100
June 10, 2011
Because of the unusually strong sherry influence you would never guess this very fine malt to be a Highland Park in a blind tasting. – Score: 85/100
March 18, 2011
This rich and flavoursome malt has that waxy character you’d usually expect from a much older malt. The peat is there but only in the background. – Rating: 86/100
March 12, 2011
Quite a nice dram that needs a little attention. It has a rather pleasant taste but it appears more like a toned down Islay malt than a proper Highland Park. – Rating: 83/100
March 11, 2011
A slightly unusual expression from Highland Park, rather gentle but yet very complex. It is not overly sweet but it has the character of a very elaborate liquid dessert. – Rating: 87/100
February 17, 2011
This Highland Park is unusually smoky but it clearly shows its provenance. Very complex and a pleasure to enjoy. Remarkably smooth without water. – Rating: 87/100
November 21, 2010
A marvelous dram for relaxing on a cold evening. This one has got it all: Peat, smoke, fruit, sweetness, spice. The best value of the HP standard range. – Rating: 90/100
April 2, 2010
If you give this whisky a while to develop its aromas, you will be rewarded with a delicate and very complex dram. Highly enjoyable, but it comes at a price. – Score: 89/100
March 29, 2010
A well-balanced and complex Highland Park with barely noticeable peat. Quite a step upward from the standard 12yo. – Score: 87/100
January 24, 2010
A nice balance of quite a few different flavours, more maritime on the nose than on the palate. – Score: 83/100
November 17, 2009
Very little noticeable peat, the palate could be a bit fruitier for my taste, but still very pleasant. – Score: 85/100
October 16, 2009
A very nice whisky, perhaps it would have been even better if the finish was a little less dominant. – Score: 88/100
July 19, 2009
At first try I was a little disappointed, but now the bottle is almost empty, I am starting to like it. Not the best horse in the stable, but maybe somthing for love on second sight. – Score: 80/100
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