Highland Park is one of the best distilleries out there, that is a fact. Almost everything they do, WHICH IS A LOT, is well made. Since they belong to the same Group as Macallan, it is not surprising that they release 5 different expressions per second hahahaha. But, Macallan fails to be as consistent as Highland Park is. Highland Park Magnus is a wonderful whisky, not expensive at all and it has been matured in sherry oaks, which gave it a good complexity. Magnus refers to the Viking descendant, Magnus Eunson, the original founder of this distillery, who was a smuggler in the beggining and only when the excisemen discovered the distillery in 1798 it became the established date for Highland Park. Bottled at 40%abv, amber color. On the nose: Smoke, Plums, raisins, mint, dehydrated fruits, vaping smoke, very floral, heather. After first sip it gave me sea salt, dulce de leche and rum and raisins ice cream. Great. On the palate, it is wonderful and sulphuric. Sulphur, salt, smoke, meat which has been overly seasoned with salt. The "bite" on this dram is wonderful, such and experience. Ashy. Aftertaste mantains the peatiness: smoke, pepper, cigarrettes, coal and ashes. Overall this is a very balanced dram. The best part is the palate, which is the hardest thing to achieve when crafting whisky. It is usually the nose where i believe most whisky score the points, and the palate is sometimes a simple transition to aftertaste. This is not the case, Highland Park Magnus has a great palate, with a great bite (if you love peat that is). My score for it is a balanced 23 points in every aspect, for an overall score 92 over 100.