Highland Park Magnus

Citrus aromas at first, once in the palate, you definitely get some smoke to it with a spice finish.

Soft, little Smokey

Bought this one for the bottle. Not crazy about what’s inside. To me, it’s harsh. However, I haven’t tried it with ice or water, so I might be amending this post in the future.

Excellent scotch, might be young but has a nice heather peat note

I really like the 12 year and this has a lot in common. That said the 12 is far superior imo. Poured neat, nose is citrus and smoke with some decent tang to it. There is good malt and wood notes as well. Palate is more malt with light sherried smoke, barrel and mild spice. It does have the HP rubbery resin vibe with sweaty funk like the 12 but its restricted imo. I guess that makes sense as they dont want this to outshine the 12. Finish is good and long with the smoky citrus, malt, wood and char carrying on. Flavors are not very deep but are rich enough to keep interest. This is a good solid scotch but comes down to price when comparing to the 12 year. If its within $10 the 12 is the clear winner for me. If the gap widens this becomes much more intriguing.....86/100