Highland Park 12 Year

Vanilla, raisin, orangey on the nose. Taste is light smoke, sharp unlike smell,

A lot better the second time. Nose is definitely superior with a pleasant honey

Quick follow up. This is ex sherry? No sherry notes detected.

When i first tasted this sample months ago, thought it was shit but trying ballechin expressions in the interim has given me an appreciation for highland peat which is present here in moderate measure. It’s pleasant and accentuating the typical boring one dimensional apple note that’s so characteristic of highland ex bourbon single malt like balvenie. This is meh but i’m mildly curious about older and cask strength expressions from this distillery