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Highland Park 16-year-old

Overall rating
85.22/100
votes
109
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Wings of the Eagle
Bottled
2018
Stated Age
16 years old
Strength
44.5 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Barcode
5010314306410
Bottled for
Travel Retail
Added on
08 Jul 2018 11:54 am by ctu
Highland Park 16-year-old
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Highland Park 16-year-old
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Highland Park 16-year-old
Photo by brandyhill1
Highland Park 16-year-old
Photo by brandyhill1
Highland Park 16-year-old
Photo by brandyhill1
Highland Park 16-year-old
Photo by brandyhill1
Highland Park 16-year-old
Photo by brandyhill1

Average value

€ 103.31

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Whisky Reviews for Highland Park 16-year-old

12 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 85.22 points

  1. rottendon scored this whisky 82 points Connoisseur

    All in all pretty mannered dram. The alcohol is surprisingly strong enough, but it lacks in complexity, especially considering the 16 years. Since I had better, but admittedly much worse of Highland Park in the glass.
    • Nose
      82 82
      Distinct smoke, surprisingly phenolic for HP, because the hospital is quaking! After a while, the smoke has dropped significantly. In addition, there are now floral notes, but I can not find any fruit or caramel or similar. With plenty of time and warmth, apricots and oranges are added, but very restrained. Damp forest floor.
    • Taste
      83 83
      Mild in the beginning, slightly oily, honey sweet, the alcohol pushes backwards but quite clearly. In addition then a clearly spicy component, ginger. Fruit in turn, no indication.
    • Finish
      80 80
      The finish is quite short, it warms slightly, then dries and is already gone.

  2. Glenjasper scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      85 85

  3. Whisky-Connaisseur did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    This 16-year-old Highland Park has wonderful aromas of fruit, creamy honey notes, spices and heather on the nose. All in perfect balance and wrapped in fine wood smoke. On the palate, however, there is a dominant spiciness of oak and pepper, leaving little room for the filgrane fruit aromas to unfold. On the finish dry notes dominate again. A dram for the colder days of the year, but from my point of view there is no need of adding any water.

    https://www.whisky-connaisseur.de/2018/09/10/highland-park-16yo-wings-of-the-eagle/
    • Nose
      Warm and gentle smoke, nicely embedded in a sweet mix of sherry and dried fruit - mainly apricots and oranges. Creamy with honey, caramell and a floral touch, maybe heather. Round and very appealing.
    • Taste
      Intense start on the palate. Pleasantly spicy with a warming mix of oak, cinnamon, caramelised ginger, subtle cloves and nutmeg. Juicy oranges shine through, accompanied by a whiff of heather and subtle wood smoke. Less sweet than one could have expected from the nose.
    • Finish
      The finish is medium long, warm and dry with spiced oak, cloves and a whiff of cold smoke.

      With water: Slightly fresher on the nose when adding a few drops of water. There's more juicy oranges coming through while the wood smoke is almost disappeared. On the palate, however, it becomes quite spicy with lots of dry oak, black pepper, cloves and wood smoke. The pleasant fruity notes of oranges are tamed significantly. The finish shows medium length with very dry and adstringent oak spice and cold smoke.

  4. Koloman scored this whisky 82 points Expert Senior

    A Highland Park, clearly marked where it came from - which was not the case with some of the more recent bottlings. The combination of light smoke and flower or heather scent is, in my opinion, what makes a typical Highland Park. And this whisky actually offers both.
    • Nose
      Smoke, yes! Not much, but noticeable, the warm, gentle smoke of a fire fueled with dry wood. Floating above, but stronger, against the smoke easily asserting flower scent - heather? From me ... With time (and a few drops of water), fruity aromas are added: apricot, strawberry and orange. The overall impression is mature, harmonious and complex
    • Taste
      Mild wood notes, which, if at all, only taste of smoke, fragrant and spicy honey, apricot and strawberry, with dried dates. The addition of water does not result in any noticeable change. The overall impression is tasty and stately, but not difficult or even intrusive, but of mature, almost elegant restraint.
    • Finish
      Fruitiness and spice give a very short guest performance, smoky and woody aromas linger a bit, but really only a little longer. A few percent more alcohol would have been helpful at least at this point. In this respect, the addition of water can not improve the overall impression.

  5. PEATYBOI scored this whisky 83 points Expert Junior

  6. PEATYBOI scored this whisky 83 points Expert Junior

  7. Seanzhang scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      81 81
    • Finish
      82 82

  8. Seanzhang scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      83 83
    • Finish
      85 85

  9. ovanpuyvelde scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    Definitely too woody for my personal taste, this HP. The nose is quite promising with creamy, heathery and light notes of smoke but this changes on the palate. Much more oak influence and quite bitter wood on the disappointing finish. Expected more from a 16yo HP.

    Thanks to Ruben @whiskynotes.be for the generous sample!
    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      83 83
    • Finish
      80 80

  10. Luigisim scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      85 85

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