Highland Park Dragon Legend

First of all, I like the black bottle. This one is smooth but fruity sweet smoke. Lovely one.

Dragon Legend tells the story of the dragon FAFNIR (Fafner), from the Volsunga Saga of the Vikings. Fafnir was the son of the dwarf king Hreidmar and brother of Regin and Odder. When Loki killed Odder, Hreidmar was compensated with gold; but between Regin and Fafnir they agreed to kill his father and keep the gold. One day, Fafner stole all of Regin's gold and became a Dragon, which is a symbol of greed. Regin ordered his adopted son, Sigurd, to kill the dragon and when he did, he bathed in his blood becoming immortal. Sigurd then killed his father Regin, as he discovered that Regin was going to murder him to keep the gold. Bottled at 43.1%abv, this whisky has notes of orange candy, peat, glaze from the pork chops, Bbq sauce. Spicy and peppery, it also develops peaches in syrup, incense, moss, honey and new wood on the nose. On the palate it is like an orange juice mixed with vanilla and a bit of pepper. A bit watery, it has notes of coconut. The aftertaste is excellent. Burnt hay, salt, sulfur, ginger. Smoky and tender. Leaves you with a cereal sensation of corn pellets and cinnamon. Overall, this is a very interesting whisky, easy to enjoy and complex enough to score well. The history and good marketing add to the experience. I rate it 86 out of 100.

Smokey. Not much else.