Highland Park Cask Strength Release No. 1

BLIND TASTING Nose: aberlour, Balvenie, hints of Sherry, malty Taste: cask strength, spicy, peanut butter, cherry, akin to aberlour abunadh. Speyside. Full bodied. A bit of water opens it up and pick up a slight note of iodine with some creaminess. Potentially highland park.

Opened this bottle and the aroma was very intriguing. Fruity and vanilla with a hint of peat, but the heat was on. It took several drops of water to calm the beast. The finish was long, but pleasant. I will have to comeback to this in a few months.

Smells absolutely heavenly. Tons of honey sweetness. Beautiful barley honey hit on the tongue, fruity but deep and rich. Textbook scotch taste, well blended and balanced. Barrel comes in on the tail, spicy and powerful. Nothing weird or original, but a quintessential highland single barrel. Wonderful.