Highland Park 30 yo 2007

 

 

 

48,1°

Distillery : Highland Park - Islands 

2d Fill and Refill Sherry, American Bourbon Casks

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2007

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 20 ppm 

It was apparently in 2005 that the first 30 year old was produced in Highland Park. It is a limited edition which was annual for a few years, before being spaced out in time (the last date from 2019). Very difficult to have indications on the maturation or the number of bottles produced. Still, the last copies are selling at exorbitant prices today.

Let's Taste It : 

A shade of iodine on a layer of plums and quince tart. Evanescent wisp of smoke. Deep, fat, whitish, earthy peat. The peat combines naturally with candied fruits, apricots, rhubarb and gentian. Very nice fruity fullness. Fudge, worm-wood, damp, almost pasty. Dates, dried figs. Honey and jam, with bits inside. Crushed hazelnuts, dried almonds. Shortbread biscuits. Cereal freshness. Iron filings. Iodine comes through at the end. Satiny, silky, iridescent palate. Fine spices, paprika, turmeric, cardamom. Wood liqueur, lychees, mountain honey, fig flesh, argan oil. Marrons glacés, spongy earth, truffle slivers. Dried bananas. Very long, fairly calm, serene finish. Nutmeg, chocolate chips, baked chestnuts. Warm apples. Birch bark. Coffee grounds.

 

In Short, 

An exceptional, subtle and distinguished bottling. What I liked was that the age didn't hide the character of the distillate at all, and barely the smoke. It's really magnificent, there is everything, the famous fudge, a very light delectable peat, shovelfuls of fruits. Everything is perfect. Unfortunately, the price is astronomical, I don't know whether to laugh or cry about it.

Score : 91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           John Butler - Ocean