Highland Park Cask Strength Release No. 4

Oak, moss, forrest, spruce, nature, all the nice things from HP. I like to water it down to 45%, it becomes like a full and rich version of HP12. Release no.4 seems just as great as no.3.

Tycker att doften först är dämpad, med lite luft så öppnar doften upp sig. Rökig, lite ceder, honung. Tycker den blev bäst med lite vatten i för att få bort lite skarphet och den är då som en mer koncentrerad highland park 12. I munnen kommer först en tydlig honungssötma med en fruktig ton, följt av en rökig & kryddig lång finish.

(Sorry, cask strength) What an amazing nose, aromatic creamy buttered nuts with a little vanilla, taste blows up on your tongue with a mouthful of different heavenly flavours. A deep earthy caramel citrus peel then hits pretty hard with the abv, but it’s quite pleasant. Finishes quickly, with a warm lingering faint butterscotch sweetness. There may be an oh so faint smokiness, but it’s so far away, and that’s nice. Worth a taste, for sure.

Nose: sweet grass like tobacco, or sweet bread baking on wood coals with the tinge of smoke wafting through. Salt and brine as well. Palette: this shifts to the bourbon family of flavours, vanilla and leather, and the cask strength shows up in its full force. Finish: the heat arrives here. Oak and bourbon, some sherry, baking spices, so good, savour every drop.