The problem I have with the HP12 is that it feels thin at 43% abv and lacks the qualities and maturity of other scotches aged 12 years like for example Bunnahabhain 12. Dominant floral peat smoke, like a smoldering fire, sherry, slightly sweet and woody.įinal Notes: This is everything that I wished the highland park 12 was. The taste is quite rich yet not nearly as sweet as the nose which is a plus for me.įinish: Medium to long finish.
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Palate: Spicy but not from an alcoholic burn, more like freshly cracked black pepper, which suggests this is from the distillery character and not necessary from young whiskies, sweet peat, oak, butter scotch, light briny note.
Nose: Savory sweet medjool dates, dark brown sugar, toffee, light campfire peat, dried orange peel, floral perfume, cedar wood (like an old wooden cabin), some type of spice that I can't quite pick out, slightly briny. No color added, but possibly chill filtered? TBD. I've heard good things about the Valknut/Valkeryie/Valfather series, and this one had some of the qualities that I was looking for at the time in a scotch. The slightly higher ABV on this one attracted me. I picked this one up as an online impulse buy, as I have been wanting to try some NAS highland park expressions that weren't in their current core lineup, and wow am I glad that I did.
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