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Highland Park Triskelion
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
June 4, 2023 (edited December 5, 2023)
One elusive Highland Park bottle has been this "Triskelion" expression, a decanter that i have seen quite a lot in auctions but i really was mever convinced to buy.
The name comes from a nice experiment, three whisky makers (Gordon Motion, Max McFarlane and John Ramsay) came together to marry three different casks, of their choosing, to create this single malt. Matured in first-fill sherry seasoned Spanish oak butts, first-fill sherry seasoned American oak casks and ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads. Bottled at 45.1%abv.
On the nose, you get that classic heathery peat from this distillery. Orange peel, lime and burnt grass.
On the palate, sweetness and citrus continue. Vanilla and a ghostly lemon zest. Cigarrettes. It changes from sweet to a "paper-ish", dry burnt grass profile.
Aftertaste is very ashy. Cigarrettes and ashtray. New paper.
Overall, this was a solid and balanced whisky, but it wasn't too exciting. It has a nice flavor profile and i can feel that they try to create something safe here. The result was a very enjoyable dram, that really won't surprise anyone too much. My score for it is 88 over 100.
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@DrRHCMadden believe me, you can totally pass on this one
Loved the concept for this one, but am yet to be able to justify paying for a bottle. Would like to add it to my HP notch list, but definitely need a 30 ml to do so.