Highland Park 12 Year

I broke down and bought a bottle. I’ve been meaning to anyhow. Hue: .5 — I remember HP12 being redder and darker, then again I was in a dark room. Maybe I had a 15. I wish it were darker. Nose: 1 — Amazing nose. Twizzlers. Sweet. Malty. Just beautiful. One of my favorites. Taste: .75 — Ever so slightly pinched. Harmed by a splash o’ water. Don’t ever water HP12. It’s 43% as it is. No need (PS... do what you want don’t listen to me. Water highlighted some tannins that I didn’t notice while neat.) Finish: 1 — Oddly better on the back end. Smokey paper, tobacco, some mushy fruit I can’t place. Plum? Persimmon? Overall: 1 — A very good compliment to any collection. If you want to toughen up your palate without blowing out your olfactory/taste buds, this is an enjoyable set of training wheels. Also a great intro to peated malt scotches. Not intimidating. Easy to drink and enjoy. A good way to end the day. Hey @adamn, I just realized we can @ mention each other. I’m going to address all my future tastes to you.

This has become one of my favorite bottles. It's just really tasty.

Decent, ok. Nothing special but nice flavours.

Smokey, Peaty, and a bit sweet. Smell and taste are basically the same to me on this one. It's basically hotdogs cooked over charcoal grill with a bit too much lighter fluid and a bit of treated wood. I can see appreciating this flavor if you like it, but to me it's dominating and not jarring, its just okay. I could see mixing with this and getting some cool results with the smoke. A good price for something so unique to me.

Got smokier the longer we had it

A drop or three of water really opens this drop up! Smooth, Smokey and very enjoyable. One of my favorites so far.