Highland Park 25-year-old

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Highland Park 25-year-old

Category	Single Malt Whisky from
District	Orkney
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottled	2006
Age	25 years old
Strength	48.1 % Vol.
Bottle size	700 ml
Availability
Price	± € 190.00 \| £ 161.33 \| $ 244.45

Added: 19 Aug. 2007 5:58 pm

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Notes & Reviews

pilgrim77

posted 31 Mar. 2013

pilgrim77 gave this whisky 89 points

Weighted rate

89

Nose - aroma

93

Initial taste

87

Body

87

Finish

90

Price

88

Presentation

88

The nose was quite closed and one-dimensional when initially poured, but 5 minutes in the glass and a bit of hand warming allowed it to open up beautifully. Plenty of fruity notes mixing with honey, oak and a faint whiff of smoke giving a lot of complexity. The addition of water pushed the smoke into the background and accentuated the richly fruity aspects of the nose. Hot and peppery on the palate without water (not something I would usually associate with such an old malt). The addition of water softened it nicely, revealing a dry-ish profile of pepper and peat. Not as complex as the nose promised. Long, spicy finish, but not too much peat smoke. Great nose but lacking a bit of finesse and balance on the palate.

granella2003

posted 20 Mar. 2013

granella2003 gave this whisky 90 points

Notes of soft peat and wood with oaked tannins. There is a thick honey in
presence with notes of menthol, walnut and a herbal quality: fennel and grass.
The palate is quite full with toffee and supple peat. A touch of winter spice
develops with notes of oaky tannins to chew. The finish is warm and fiery with
notes of spicy oak.

D3US

posted 21 Oct. 2012

D3US gave this whisky 93 points

Color

Chestnutoloroso sherry

Nose

Prickly spices at first, quite strong on the nose. Some sweetness in the background, but not much at first. After a while much sweeter; honey sweetness, caramel and even a hint of mint (after eight chocolate) or almond paste. Drying spices and a light coffee note. All in all not a very sweet, friendly nose, but strong and powerful and full of flavor. Hardly any smoke noticeable at this point.

Taste

Spices and a bitter note of orange peel are the first things I get. This is not a sweet monster at all, but there's much more going on. Caramel still, and bitter chocolate. A hint of coffee again, drying sherry and a puff of smoke now as well. Quite some oak, and heather honey sweetness.

Finish

Long. The bitter edge stays, which makes the risk of an overly sweet malt non existent. Bitter chocolate and spices still, oak seems even more obvious now, and that citrus/orange skin bitterness is also still there. Only at the end the trademark heather honey smokiness comes out, so it's unmistakably Highland Park.

Comments

Most hp expressions are, in general, quite easy to drink. Not as much as a regular Speyside for instance, but still quite accessible for an Island malt. This is a different story altogether. Much heftier, stronger in aromas, more 'adult' than most. Don't take this one lightly and don't drink it if you're new to whisky. Not yet, anyways. Because when you're ready for it, you're in for a treat.

Drochaid

posted 17 May. 2012

Drochaid gave this whisky 91 points

Tasting Notes

Appearance:: Natural colour; dark red golden, clear and bright
Nose:: Very rich, mature oak; chocolate; fudge
Palate:: Full, rich burst of flavour; soft honey; nutty toffee
Finish:: Rich, long and surprisingly sweet for its age

Add a drop of water to Highland Park 25 Year Old and enjoy an
immense vanilla sensation with the characteristic honey sweetness
developing into complex aromas of white chocolate, cinnamon, nuts and
dark fruit. The finish is at once intensely sweet and gently smoky and
goes on and on.

http://www.highlandpark.co.uk/the-tasting-room/core-expressions/25-year-old

saintjimmy

posted 29 Mar. 2012

saintjimmy gave this whisky 91 points

Color

Chestnutoloroso sherry

Nose

First of hints of almond paste. Followed by in cinnamon and port stewed pears. Followed by mocca and bonbons.

Taste

No real smoky notes coming through. Lovely syrupy texture. Notes of nougat and orange marmalade. Followed by allspice and clove.

Finish

elegant wood. Very long finish

Comments

tamriel

posted 19 Feb. 2012

tamriel gave this whisky 90 points

Color

Chestnutoloroso sherry

Nose

wood- and sherry flavours. Hazelnuts, some sweet/oriental spicery, and honey. above all is a light peaty smoke.

Taste

again: wood, sherry and nuts, more dry than sweet. very smooth and enjoyable.

Finish

long and powerful.

Comments

this is what i expect from a good original bottling: a complex and smooth whisky without any odds.

alectron

posted 1 Jan. 2012

alectron gave this whisky 89 points

Nose: sandy wood, grapes (sweet & sour, red & green), leather, dusty chocolate, wood-smoke/-ash, autmn leaves, mocca, antique shop. (87)
Palate: somewhat waxy in texture & taste, wood polish, slight sherry, salt & pepper, siddenly feels surprisingly high alc just when swallowing. (89)
Finish: fades out gently, sherry, warmth, pleasant woodyness, some distant smoke & maybe even some gunpowder in the end with some black berries & woody dryness. (91)

Remember - whisky scores and impressions are highly subjective and situational by nature - so don't go and buy whisky according to someone else's taste...

QuarterCentury

posted 30 Oct. 2011

QuarterCentury gave this whisky 93 points

Highland Park 25yo is a terrifically complex, rich, woody, sherried
dram. It seems as if this release will be the last at cask strength as
the company is running low on stocks.

Whisky Bible Awards 2012: Best 22-27 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky of the Year (multiple casks)

I like my whisky old and my women young!