Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour

  • Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Distillery Bottling

70cl / 40%

3.5 (170 Reviews)

Highland Park 12 Year Old / Viking Honour

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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)

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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

  • Colouring Icon

    Colouring

    No

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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Reviews (170)

Reviews

  • 4

    RBW,

    Heather/honey and a slight whiff of chocolate on the nose.Salty arrival which then becomes a beautiful sweet heathery taste which leads to a slightly peaty but brisk finish.If this had the higher ABV of an HP NAS this would be an absolute belter of a dram.As it is I'd give it 3.75/5 and a nudge to HP to up their game

  • 5

    Anne,

    We tried this whiskey and really enjoyed it . Just about to order more .

  • 2

    Billy J Snaffelbite,

    New make spirit - harsh, pear drops, something chemical. God knows where this was supposed to be maturing for 12 years, but those casks must have been long dead and gone. On the other hand the marketing B.S. and packaging are lovely.

  • 1

    Mitch Mitchell,

    Bought this in the US late 2020. I have traveled in Scotland, toured Macallan and other distilleries, but am not an « expert », just a 58 year old with a mature palate. That said, this is undrinkable. My father and I both poured it out. The bottle is still pretty full and I am thinking of tossing it instead of inflicting it on house guests. Truly awful taste. I used to love HP and traveled to Orkney and loved the place.

  • 2

    Paul,

    Too sweet and harsh, water is needed to make it drinkable even for the most seasoned of scotch drinkers. The finish is almost non existent, you’re really only paying for the first few seconds of sweetness and sharpness, for a 12yo the lack of depth and complexity to the flavours is very concerning. It’s not the worst and goes down well with Ice but it’s not one to be remembered

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