soonershrink
Highland Park Valkyrie
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
August 30, 2023 (edited September 5, 2023)
The nose is floral, orange blossom, licorice, honey, orange cream, chocolate. I know this supposedly has a higher percentage of peated malt than their normal offerings, but the peat is quite mild. I imagine my preference for peated whisky recently has probably dulled my peaty senses some.
On the palate, the peat shows up in a much bigger way, especially with a few drops of water added. There’s the orange, but more like a smoked orange. Almost burnt. Apricot. Honey. Toffee. A little bit of soot. Slight generic herbal note. Cinnamon. The spice carries into the finish with the sweet toffee orange smoke.
At $50 I feel good about this purchase, but I struggle a bit to see the value at SRP, which appears to be about 80. It’s got decent complexity and it’s better than the 12 year - at least the current iteration of the 12, but the cask strength is much more enjoyable, and for only about $90 locally.
50.0
USD
per
Bottle
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