Slainte-Mhath
Highland Park 25 Year
Single Malt — Orkney, Scotland
Reviewed
September 4, 2017 (edited October 21, 2024)
It's hard to find words that do this single malt justice. For many connoisseurs, Highland Park 25 is the Holy Grail of the distillery's official bottlings, and rightly so. I could literally spend hours with my nose in the Glencairn. Dark fruits, white chocolate and juicy oranges take turns with spices, cocoa beans and rummy notes. An explosion of sweet, dry and peppery flavors coats the palate while being perfectly balanced and complex at the same time. Distant hints of smoke remain of a prolonged, sweet and spicy finish. This Orcadian whisky is liquid gold!
RATING: 4.7/5.0 stars ≙ 93 pts → SUPERB [+]
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@Soba45: Where in NZ are you located? I am traveling via Auckland next summer and could eventually bring a sample.
I had a sample on my wish list at MoM but sadly they seem to have run out. Will have to console myself with the 18 i have unopened one day :-)
HP25 is an expensive pleasure, no doubt. However, compared to other 'quarter century drams' that I have reviewed in the past, this whisky is worth every penny!
I second Paul's statement---one day, maybe
One day...maybe