Jan-Case
Highland Park 12 year single cask sherry butt
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
September 12, 2020 (edited October 14, 2020)
This is a 50 ml sample of the Germany edition, that was distilled in 2006 and bottled in 2019 at a whopping 64.7 % ABV. (Cask No 6824 with 658 bottles)
First you get creamy condensed milk, banana, orange oil. Then a bunch of vanilla, blue berries, caramel, roasted nuts, nougat and a bid of peat.
Hot and strong on the palate. The nearly 65% ABV is crushing. With water you get a nice smokey peat and some sweet and nutty trail mix. Also vanilla and citrus fruits.
The tastes of the finish are really nice. Sweet caramelized dried fruits, dark honey, oaky sherry cask big time, the peat is much more prominent here as well.
Nice whisky that only becomes drinkable with water bringing it down to around 50% ABV. Interesting and exiting but nothing for relaxing evening dram - it will challenge you but once you get behind it, you get something like a regular 12y Highland Park but on steroids. The ABV is insane though.
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Regular HP 12 on steroids? Count me in if I ever find this.