7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
heather, honey, vanilla and lemon accents, unripe apples, sea breeze
Taste
heathers again, lemon grass, Provencal herbs, cardboard boxes
Finish
short to medium-long, spices, bitter oak, quickly dissipates;
Nose
Heathery peat and stewing red fruits
Taste
rich toffee and estery boiled sweet
Finish
Long. Silky yet smoky
Nose
Rum-soaked raisins, dark chocolate and salted caramel give a complex sweetness, with a helping of vanilla and a hint of smoke.
Taste
Plump dried fruits keep things interesting through waves of smoke and wood spice, which are then joined by sea breeze and vanilla custard.
Finish
Rich, long and warming, cracked black pepper and a little liquorice root are present.
Nose
Juicy citrus, apricot. leather, some earthy peat and mustard seed
Taste
orange, apricot, earthy, leathery, dried orange peel, mango
Finish
Long, earthy note lingers and orange
Nose
malt, peat, sherry and light smoke. Dried fruits such as apricots and sultanas, and wood
Taste
Fairly sweet with honey, heather and a little peat smoke. The herbal tea
Finish
Medium. Sweet at first, then dry. A little honey, licorice, anise and earth.
Nose
Sweet honey of heather. Apples, sour caramel.
Taste
Fruit, light honey, sweet pepper, almond mass, very nutty and some sweet citrus.
Finish
Medium to long, fruits, honey sweetness, citrus and some light pepper.
Nose
Opaque honey, dried grass with ginger spicy notes.
Taste
vanilla and honey sweetness, notes of cinnamon and cashew nuts emerge
Finish
Sweet with medium lingering spice and smoke.
Liquor
Highland Park 1999 Cask Strength Gordon & MacPhail
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Nose
Honey, lemon, heather, scraped vanilla, Soft floral notes, wip of smoke
Taste
Spicy, fruity, dry, tannic touch, roasted banana, pineapple, ground cinnamon, with apples, pears and black liquorice
Finish
Long Spicy, mineral-heavy smoke and liquorice,
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Highland Park 1999 Cask Strength, Gordon & MacPhail
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Nose
herbaceous, then ripe exotic fruits, honey and flowers, mash, dense and rich appear. Flower pollen, vanilla
Taste
Saturated, lemons in oil, honey, a little pepper, ripe bananas and mangoes, mint
Finish
Lemons, sour wood, unripe persimmons and a little menthol, which makes the tip of the tongue numb
Nose
Light, fresh fruit such as melon and mango, freshly cut resinous wood. A wonderful butter hint arrives late then the classic heather sweet note.
Taste
Very floral to start, reminiscent of the heather fields of Hobbister Moor in bloom, marzipan and coconut, and ending in a honey coated almond.
Finish
Lingering notion of balance between wood and cream, neither in the ascendancy, smooth violet softens the finish.
Nose
Buttery and fruity, notes of salty sea air, hints of light smoke, heather honey, manuka honey and camphor.
Taste
Kippers, toffee, espresso beans, honey and sugared peels. Gentle wafts of cool woodsmoke, linseed oil and pine needles.
Finish
Long, marmalade, black pepper and zest.
Nose
Subtle peat, gentle hibiscus and wild heather are obvious on the nose
Taste
sticky dates, chocolate raisins and toffee pudding
Finish
long, lingering finish.