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Highland Park Cask Strength Release No. 3
Single Malt
Highland Park // Islands, Scotland
This is the third release in Highland Park's Cask Strength range which was launched in 2020 and is a permanent part of the distillery's core range. Crafted by Master Whisky Maker Gordon Motion, this third batch was made using a higher proportion of Orkney peated malt. It was aged in first-fill sherry seasoned European and American oak barrels with some refill barrels included.
It launched globally in September 2022. Bottled at 64.1% ABV without chill-filtration.
This is the third release in Highland Park's Cask Strength range which was launched in 2020 and is a permanent part of the distillery's core range. Crafted by Master Whisky Maker Gordon Motion, this third batch was made using a higher proportion of Orkney peated malt. It was aged in first-fill sherry seasoned European and American oak barrels with some refill barrels included. It launched globally in September 2022. Bottled at 64.1% ABV without chill-filtration.
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abv64.1
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Single MaltDistilled in pot stills from 100% malted barley, produced at one distillery, aged in barrels; if Scotch or Irish, must be aged for at least three years.
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Cask Typefirst-fill sherry seasoned American and European oak; refill casks
Tasting Notes
"The nose is heavy on the sherry influence, with chocolate covered raisins and prunes, leading into cigar smoke and damp, flower-lined meadow. The palate starts hot, with a handful of seasonings ranging from salt and pepper to brown sugar and spice, like a barbecue dry rub. There's also burnt caramel and walnuts. A lengthy finish starts dry, with ashy fireplace, asphalt, tannic oak, bitter peanut shells, and sea spray, eventually ending on an underlying rich sweetness with dark chocolate and pomegranate molasses."
Added by
Jake Emen
Score
92