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Highland Park 21 Year Old August 2019 Release 70cl, 46%

299.00

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Selecting similar quantities of contrasting cask types – nine first-fill European sherry seasoned oak hogsheads, eight ex-bourbon hogsheads, and nine refill hogsheads – gives the November 2019 Release of Highland Park 21 Year Old single malt whisky an impressively rounded and unique flavour. As the warm spices and rich dried fruit flavours of the European casks mingle with the sweeter, exotic fruit notes from the ex-bourbon hogsheads, the softer influence of the refill casks finishes off the harmony.

Bottled at its marrying strength of 46%, this exceptionally well-balanced whisky delivers notes of freshly-cut pineapple, ripe mango, juicy pears, sun-dried sultanas, dried exotic fruit, spice market aromas and curls of densely aromatic peat smoke.

We’ve been crafting our award-winning whisky at the Highland Park Distillery in Kirkwall, Orkney, since 1798. Age, experience and respect for tradition may define our whisky, but it’s Orkney that sets it apart. Something magic happens here and the result is the wild harmony of flavours found in our whisky.

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Bottling serie August 2019 Release Bottled 2019

Stated Age 21 years old

Cask type European & American 1st Fill Sherry+Refill

CaskStrength 46.0 %

Vol.Size 700 ml

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Tasting Note

Nose: mature and fairly gentle, with some mentholated notes and heathery peat in the foreground. Lots of oranges, with orange peel and pear and a fresh hint of lemon. Candied ginger. Subtle coastal notes and hints of pipe tobacco.

Mouth: spicy and sharper now. The oranges have a hint of bitterness, mixed with clove and nutmeg. A little cedar wood. A pinch of salt and herbal tea, as well as a kind of metallic edge. Just a little vanilla in the background, but I’m missing a fruity element here.

Finish: quite long, still on the herbal side, with a little wood, lemon peel and dark brewed tea.

A good Highland Park with a nice mature balance and a good dose of sherry influence. It’s just the slightly sharp and bitter profile on the palate that keeps me from scoring it higher.

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Weight 2.10 kg

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