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Highland Park 12 Year Old Reviews
Tasting Notes
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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.
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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
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Producer's Tasting Notes
Colour: Glowing amber.
Aroma: Heather-honey sweetness; peaty smokiness.
Taste: Rounded smoky sweetness, full malt delivery.
Finish: Teasing, heathery, delicious.
91 Customer Reviews
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Choose another single malt. I can clearly rate this as one of the worst single malts I've tasted.
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Not at all that tasty as the old one
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This, in my opinion, is the best introductory peated dram out there. The bottling I have is at 43%, bought in the USA. The Isle of Orkney has a unique peat, and Highland Park doesn't bomb the dram with peat like most Islay offerings do. This is a fantastic crossover whisky, with a wonderful honey and floral sweetness melding beautifully with the Orkney peat and smoke.
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Very satisfying - meaning there's no reason, it's not necessary to search for anything as it delivers without wanting more.
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We were introduced to Highland Park when we took a tour of the distillery on Orkney in April. We really enjoyed it and bright back a bottle to the states. Understanding thre distilling process has heightened our appreciation for the taste as it stimulates the sencses. Thrilled that we can still obtain it thru the Wisky Exchange.
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A delicious dram with the complexity of much more expensive whiskies. A silky smooth sweetness with just the right amount of smoke in the background. Just dram delicious.
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HP 12 is my "go to" whisky. It is indeed a great "all rounder"; providing enough peat and resin to keep things interesting, but not enough to overpower the average palate. If I had to drink one and only one inexpensive whisky for the rest of my life, this would be it.
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Not as full-bodied as I had hoped after reading other reviews. Obviously nowhere near the quality of Lagavulin or Talisker 16 , but HP 12 has a nice smoky finish and is smooth. And for that price, it is a steal.
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Don't know if it's because I have a cold...A little agressive going down, short finish. Tasty none the less.
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Perfect whisky for my taste.
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Smooth with fruity notes, well pairs with apples. For it's price it was a perfect choice for the evening company of 3 friends in sky resort.
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Excactly what it said and more mr
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I've got this in 43% abv and WOW! What a nice sweet, fruity, spicy number this is and the little hit of sweet smoke at the end..... sends this babay over the top. EXCELLENT!
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Perfect balance of smokiness and sweetness. It has a delightful woody and slightly smoky finish. A wonderful whisky.
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My go to whisky, never had s bad bottle, pure balance... Best 12 I've tried!!
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If you love peat bombs this is not for you. Subtle smoke, honey, malt and smooth finish. Nice for the price.
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The product is AWESOME! The tasting notes like "salted lemons...crunchy green apples..." are absurd and mendacious. An attempt to seem, rather than be. HP12 needs no idiotic advertisement. Best for the money, by a long shot.
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Drinking neat: lovely earthy peat, brine, charred oak, floral, tangerine, grapefruit, custard, sugar sweet, jasmine, citrus, bandaid. It is in fact a very well rounded dram. Like a mix between a Highland, Islay, & a Speyside; with each playing a equal role. The first thing that hits you it the peat smoke and brine, followed by the rich decadence of a Highland mix with a floral and fruity Speyside. I've heard about Highland Park since first taking an interest in Scotch and with it, high praise and recommendation. I'd say it's a very enjoyable whiskey that I will happily consume but would I put it on the same pedestal as my Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, Lagavulin 16, or Laphroaig Triple Wood? Not likely. In fact, when I first took a sniff and sip of this from the bottle I grabbed my Laphroaig Triple Wood to compare the peat. I nosed and sipped the Laphroaig and immediately realized it was world's better than the Highland Park. I'll say though, HP is very balanced and gives the best of all three regions listed above. It's definitely worth a try.
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Hmmm... I have to say I was slightly disappointed when trying this whisky.. Everybody told me it was the perfect combination of peat smoke and sweetness... For me though. It tasted surprisingly weak, maybe I had a bad batch? not as peated as I had imagined.. However lovely heather honey notes coming through under gently smoke. not a bad whisky by any means but didn't live up to all the hype.
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20yrs ago I would have told you this was the finest all round single malt. These days it's a shadow of its former self. Still a whif of smoke and heather but the body has gone. The pressure on stocks means it no longer gets the same chance to test or mature. Try a bottle from the 80's or 90's and you'll see what i mean. I would rather they raised the price and kept things as they were.
