Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour

  • Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Distillery Bottling

70cl / 40%

3.5 (156 Reviews)

Highland Park 12 Year Old / Viking Honour

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£29.95

£24.96 ex VAT

(£42.79 per litre)

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Highland Park 12 Year Old remains one of the gold- standard malts for other distillery bottlings to aspire to. With a delicious sweetness (heather-honey is their preferred description) and a warming, silky mouthfeel, this is a whisky that never lets you down. "The greatest all-rounder in the world of malt whisky". Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion

Tasting Notes (3)

Flavour Profile

Style

  • Body
  • Richness
  • Smoke
  • Sweetness

Character

  • Heather Heather
  • Brine Brine
  • Smoke Smoke
  • Honey Honey
Facts

Facts

  • Bottler Icon

    Bottler

    Distillery Bottling

  • Age Icon

    Age

    12 Year Old

  • Country Icon

    Country

    Scotland

  • Region Icon

    Region

    Island

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Tasting Notes by Billy A

    • Nose

      Salted lemons, a whiff of charcoal smoke, crunchy green apples, tropical fruit chews, unripe mango, beeswax, honey, dusty wood and fruity dark chocolate – maybe chocolate limes? It develops in the glass, picking up more fruit and slowly cutting the citrus notes.

    • Palate

      Starts off with syrup sweetness, quickly moving on to sour and creamy wood, with more tropical chews, pineapple and smoked orange rind.

    • Finish

      Smoky wood, malt syrup, green pine cones and woody spice.

  • Tasting Notes by Gavin D Smith for Whisky Advocate

    • Highland Park 12 Year Old boasts individuality and complexity, thanks in part to the use of Orcadian peat in the distillery floor maltings and the employment of ex-sherry casks for maturation. The nose is fragrant and floral, with hints of heather and some spice. Smooth and honeyed on the palate, with citrus fruits, malt, and distinctive tones of wood smoke in the warm, lengthy, slightly peaty finish.

      90 Points

  • Producer's Tasting Notes

    • Colour

      Glowing amber.

    • Aroma

      Heather-honey sweetness; peaty smokiness.

    • Taste

      Rounded smoky sweetness, full malt delivery.

    • Finish

      Teasing, heathery, delicious.

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Customer Reviews

Reviews (156)

Reviews

  • 4

    PJ,

    Really like this dram, just the right level of smoke complimenting the sweetness, bargain.

  • 5

    HP Fan,

    This is the bar! The 12 surpasses similar and some older whiskies across the board!

  • 5

    David Armitage,

    On a holiday in Scotland many years ago, after tasting the beer (tasteless fizz), I decided to try the “malt whiskies”. The first one I tried was “Highland Park” I loved it then and it has remained one of my favourites to this day. Warm the glass, add the whisky and let it stand for a few moments, especially if the bottle has not been opened for a while. Do not add water or ice, the only thing one should add to good whisky is of course more whisky. The whisky is smooth with a very slight smoke flavour and fruity with a hint of honey and it is not thank goodness chill filtered. Not the best whisky I have ever had but still a great Dram.

  • 3

    Anonymous,

    Solid basic whisky but somewhat boring.

  • 4

    Alex DelRio,

    It's a fine scotch whisky! Don't add water, carefully choose what you eat with it, let it sit there for while, sip slowly, let it rest again, smell your glass, sip again, have a nice cigar near by and interesting company to talk to. When you finish the drink smell the glass again. Enjoyment guaranteed! The only slight flaw for me is the somewhat short aftertaste and the slightly edgy alcohol overall presence. But at this maturity and price it's close to being a benchmark.

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