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Highland Park Valknut
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Distillery:
Highland Park
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Company:
Edrington Group
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Cask Maturation
1st Fill European Sherry Casks
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Size:
70cl
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Bottled:
2018
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Strength
46.8% ABV
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Price
65
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Country:
Scotland
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Region
Island (Orkney)
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Adres
Holm Rd, Kirkwall KW15 1SU, Verenigd Koninkrijk
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Website:
Highlandparkwhisky.com
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Botteling serie:
Viking Legend
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Type:
Single Malt
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Age:
NAS
Taste note
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Colour:
Light gold
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Nose:
A smoky and malted barely nose with aromas of bright and fresh red fruits, apricot, mashed cereals, a touch of clove and spices.
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Palate:
Aromatic peat smoke and a powerful palate with lots of toasted vanilla and caramelized sugar. Deep flavors of nuts, honeydew. hints of sherry, cracked black pepper, cloves and oak shavings.
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Finish:
A swift and clean finish with lingering vanilla, smoke and malted barley.
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Conclusion:
A nice presentation from Highland Park. It gives you enough complexity to enjoy what's in your glass. But also its sips way too easy.
Flavor profile
Spice
Spice
Smoke
Smoke
Citrus
Citrus
Sweet
Sweet
Wood
Wood
Rich Fruits
Rich fruits
Other aromas
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- caramel
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- malt
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- vanilla
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- smoke
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- burned wood
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- nuts
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- spices
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- wood
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- sherry
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- honey