Whisky review #4 Highland Park

For my fourth whisky review for my blog I have enlisted the help of Oscar the tree frog, his qualifications are I’m running out of guests to do reviews and that’s good enough.

Today we are reviewing the ever popular Highland Park 12 year old single malt. Highland Park distillery is based in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland, half a mile farther north than that at Scapa distillery.

In 1984, Highland Park was the only whisky ever to have scored a rating of 100% by the regular tasting team of The Scotsman. It’s certainly a great all rounder and I have never heard a bad word against it. Tasting notes…Nose: lilly pads, Palate:flies Finish:yes please…OK, I’ll take over and Oscar is back in the box….. Nose: Fresh, clean and very aromatic. Floral notes abound the senses with a light grassiness. Notes of creamy manuka honey and a touch of juicy citrus with cream and a well-balanced sweetness. Palate: Rather full with a pleasant subtlety to the depths. Lurking somewhere in the substratum a grilled orange lies. Notes of granary toast and green tea with jasmine. A touch of sweetness. Finish: Quite long with peppered spicy and wood shavings.