Highland Park 1999 Full Volume 17 yo

 

 

 

47,2°

Distillery : Highland Park - Islands

Ex-Bourbon Casks

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2017

Uncoloured

Peated around 20 ppm

 

 

 

Another limited edition from Highland Park, this time paying tribute to the world of music. And, judging by the packaging, which reproduces two Marshall amps, it's clearly rock music.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Although light, the peat is what strikes you first. Delicately smoky, like a campfire that's been out for a while. Behind, a creamy sweetness, with toffee and wood. The influence of bourbon is felt, with vanilla and delicate citrus fruits. Bushes, heather. The texture of the whisky is very suave, as if silky. There's honey aplenty, mint lozenges and a hint of iodine. Slight saltiness. The finish is quite long, on charcoal and wood. Milk chocolate, cola, damp earth.

 

In Short,

C'est du très bon travail, mais la douceur et la suavité du produit ne correspondent pas vraiment à l'idée que je me faisais d'un Full Volume. Cela dit pourquoi pas. Reste que les profils uniquement bourbon ne sont pas ce qui me plaisent le plus dans le monde du whisky. 

Score : 86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

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