Highland Park Valknut

Малко по-сухо. Плодово.

Color: Orange gold Nose: Green apple, oak, pepper, spicy, smoky, and semi-floral. Palate: Green apple, oak, pepper, spicy, citrus, oily, and smoky. Finish: Long, spicy, charred wood, vanilla, oak, and smoky.

Light fudgey, briney and butterscotch flavors come through on the palate. I quite like it. However there is quite an astringent almost burning aftertaste which detracts. Interesting dram but like most affordable HP NAS's not one to write home about.

This is a curious whiskey, lots of interesting scents and flavors, but all a little disjointed. Initially strong diesel and peat on the nose, after a few minutes these ebb while sherry, barley, vanilla, powdered chocolate and stewed prunes appear. Rich, oily and a little young and hot on the palate with cereal grains, honey, vanilla, walnuts and a hint of sherry and diesel. The long finish has spicy, sweet and savory notes.

More flavorful than the 12, but I probably prefer the 12 over this. It's definitely one of my favorites though.

This was the worst of the Highland Park Whiskies I had so far. It had the HP character but it misses everything else. It has nothing else really except for more ABV a bid more peat and much more bitterness which is really unpleasant.