Highland Park 15 Year

Lightly peated and very smooth.

Ah the bastardized legacy which is Highland Park. Long before the NAS debacle which is still winding it's way to a sorry end or not, who really knows or cares, it had a solid core range. Now weirdly I had built it up in my mind as this legend of a distillery corrupted to it's core by aimless NAS releases however although there were plenty of those my top two out of the dozen HPs i've had have been Fire and Ice so go figure. I have Light and Dark to come and they are meant to be great so really my ravings about a legacy corrupted dont really hold true...although all those 4 are absolutely stupid pricing even though a couple are teenages so there is a grain of truth there. However that aside after those drams the standard 12 and 15 years seem a bit safe and boring to be honest, no fire in them excuse the pun. Apparently the age statement legacy was in turn a marketing effort as this was released for the TRE mkt which leads me to wonder what preceded this age stmt range? Anyhow this is a simple sweet lightly smoked pleasant well balanced dramdram nothing more or less. Solid 3.5

Sweet ,strong AND dime note of salt

With aromas of peat, and wild herbs!.. at the first sip it is perceived light and you are greeted by the sweets of sherry and caramel, moving on to sea salt!.. and again that light smokiness of the peat!.. A short to medium aftertaste leaving the salt on your palate!.. Good like all of Highland Park!..

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