Highland Park 17 Year Old

Highland Park 16 Year Old Twisted Tattoo

Twisted Tattoo? Seriously? What’s that all about? Anyway, the interesting thing about this HP is the fact that it matured on a combination of bourbon casks and Rioja wine casks. La Rioja is a wine region in northern Spain that takes its name from the Rio Oja. Tempranillo is the most commonly used blue grape for their red wines. As far as I know,...

Score 84/100

Highland Park 12 Year Old

I bought this bottle of Highland Park in September as my 'official' monthly bottle. It came highly recommended and had been on my wish list since starting my whisky journey at the end of 2010. It was #19 in whisky discovery(my blog explains it all). I’m coming to the end of this bottle and thought I should write it a glowing reference, although...

Score 90/100

Highland Park 12 Year Old

If you’re just getting into single malts, this is a great place to start. ‘The great all-rounder.’ There are sherried elements, highland elements, and peaty elements. There’s smoothness, balance, and a regard for quality barley. And I even like the bottle. Good for beginners and connoisseurs alike. I loved this back in the day. It used to be a...

Score 86/100

Highland Park 1989/2012 Malts of Scotland

Those who want to keep up with Malts of Scotland, must dram at a serious pace. This summer, again a whole batch of bottlings from this German Indie were released, including this 23 Year Old Highland Park from 1989, their third from this Orcadian distillery. While the nose is not very complex, it is very fresh and eager. A malty heart is surrounded...

Score 85/100