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HIGHLAND PARK

Established: 1826
Status: Working
Location: Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney
Visitor centre: Yes
Website: www.highlandpark.co.uk



• Aged 40 Years, 48.3%
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9.5 (96 points)
(Colour: dark amber / Nose 24 points: sweet, sherry, oaky, coffee, winey, leather / Taste 24 points: full-bodied, oaky, sherry, smoky, spicy / Finish 24 points: long, sherryish and winey finish / Balance 24 points. Beautiful whisky. I'm glad I had a chance to taste this. Very strong sherry flavour just coating your palate. Brilliant.)

'Here he is!' said Ralph. 'My nephew Nicholas, hot from school,
with everything he learnt there, fermenting in his head, and nothing
fermenting in his pocket, is just the man you want.'
'I am afraid,' said Squeers, perplexed with such an application
from a youth of Nicholas's figure, 'I am afraid the young man won't
suit me.'
'Yes he will,' said Ralph; 'I know better. Don't be cast down, sir;
you will be teaching all the young noblemen in Dotheboys Hall in less
than a week's time, unless this gentleman is more obstinate than I
take him to be,'
'I fear, sir,' said Nicholas, addressing Mr Squeers, 'that you object
to my youth, and to my not being a Master of Arts?'
(Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby)




• Aged 25 Years, 48.1%
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (94 points)
(Colour: sunset / Nose 24 points: sweet, hint of smoke, sherry, floral / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, smoky, spicy, salty, malty, after water sweet and caramel / Finish 23 points: long, sweet and fruity finish / Balance 24 points.)



• Aged 18 Years
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (94 points)
(Colour: amber / Nose 24 points: medium-bodied, coffee, sweet, fruity, vanilla, soft, smoky / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, soft, sweet, praline, fruity, oaky / Finish 23 points: long and fruity finish / Balance 24 points.)

There was a tap at Zaphod's door. It slid open.
'Zaphod...?'
'Yeah?'
Trillian stood outlined in the oval of light.
'I think we just found what you came to look for.'
'Hey, yeah?'
(Douglas Adams - The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The galaxy)



• Aged 21 Years (47.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (93 points)
(Colour: dark gold / Nose 24 points: chocolate, honey, toffee, cognac, hint of smoke / Taste 24 points: full-bodied, caramel, fruity, oaky, hint of smoke, sweet, toffee / Finish 22 points: long, fruity and fruity finish / Balance 23 points. Very nice, smooth and balanced whisky. No wonder this is Gerry Tosh's (HP global marketing manager) favourite HP.)



• Aged 30 Years
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (93 points)
(Colour: amber / Nose 23 points: winey, nutty, toffee, tobacco, sweet / Taste 24 points: full-bodied, fruity, winey, salty, honey, spicy / Finish 23 points: long, sweet and fruity finish / Balance 23 points. Definitely doesn't need water.)



• Highlander Inn, 2008 Single Cask Bottling, d 30.6.1986, b 2.7.2008, cask #2255, bottle #11/252, 55.5% (Duncan Taylor)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (91 points)
(Colour: pale gold / Nose 23 points: honey, floral, odorous, fruity, peach, oaky / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, floral, sweet, butter, woody, toffee / Finish 22 points: medium, sweet and woody finish / Balance 23 points.)



• Thor, Aged 16 Years, 52.1%
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (90 points)
(Colour: amber / Nose 23 points: sherry, spicy, tobacco, zesty / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, citrus, sweet, toffee, woody, oranges / Finish 22 points: long and orangy finish / Balance 22 points.)



• Aged 12 Years
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points)
(Colour: dark amber / Nose 24 points: toffee, sweet, hot, warm, floral, sea, salty, fudge, grassy, praline, leather, old books, mint chocolate / Taste 21 points: full-bodied, sherry, sweet, toffee, fruity, nutty / Finish 22 points: medium sweet & smoky finish / Balance 22 points)



• Aged 15 Years, Edition One, Earl Magnus of Orkney bottling, 1 of 5976 bottles, 52.6%
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points)
(Colour: copper / Nose 22 points: spicy, fruity, sweet, tobacco / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, sweet, fruity, peach / Finish 22 points: long and sweet finish / Balance 22 points.)



• Highland Park vintage 1991, Aged 16 Years, d 17.9.1991, b 1.2.2008, matured in sherry butt, cask #15096, bottle #689 of 810, 46% (Signatory Vintage)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points)
(Colour: light amber / Nose 22 points: pungent, hint of smoke, spicy, barley, sherry / Taste 22 points: peppery, spicy, after water very smooth, medicine, tobacco, perfumed / Finish 23 points: long and spicy finish / Balance 22 points.)



• Hjδrta, Aged 12 Years, 3924 bottles, 58.1
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points)
(Colour: golden bronze / Nose 22 points: wet dog, pungent, spraysnow, salty, sea, chocolate / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, alcohol, fruity, trees, odorous, oaky / Finish 22 points: long, sweet finish / Balance 22 points. A wee drop of water smooth this a bit and I recommend you to do the same.)



• Highland Park 1991, d 12.12.1991, b 5/2007, sherry wood, b #528, 53.9% (Mackillop's Choice)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points)
(Colour: pale amber / Nose 22 points: sweet, toffee, fruity, raisins / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, sweet and fruity / Finish 22 points: long and fruity finish / Balance 22 points.)



• Highland Park 8 Years Old, MacPhail's Collection (Gordon & MacPhail)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (85 points)
(Colour: pale amber / Nose 21 points: fruity, honey / Taste 22 points: medium-bodied, fruity, floral, spicy, honey / Finish 21 points: medium long and fruity finish / Balance 21 points.)





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