Highland Park Einar

Please do not read this review. It does not reflect on the good time i had with this whisky. Highland Park is one of my favorite distilleries, and i drank this dram and i thought this is actually not bad. But then my score system entered in the equation, and it got a 3.0 over 5.0. Here is why: The nose is good. Nothing to die for. Toffee, heather, citric, chocolate, peanuts and "dulce de leche". In the palate, it was a little "normal". Hay, peat, and water. Yep, plain water. Aftertaste was too short and watery. Dont get me wrong, i got the same watery tasting note from a balvenie 25 that i rated horrible. This is not a bad dram, but it isn't good either. 67 over 100. You can live without ever tasting this, Trust me on that. I went full bipolar on this one. Lol.

The nose is light and without any peat but much better and inviting that the most of the other NAS I had recently. It gets close to the regular 12y but milder. The signature HP note is barely noticeable. On the palate it is much sweeter and less intense then the usual HP. It is fruity but feels missing a leg. After tasting a faint peat is noticeable on the nose. It is more enjoyable than most of the other NAS I tasted and would put it on par with the 12y but missing the peatyness.