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Highland Park
2023 25 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Category: Island Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted: 10/24/2024

Country: Scotland

Alcohol: 46%

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97 Points

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$1000

Highland Park
2023 25 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Category: Island Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted: 10/24/2024

Country: Scotland

Alcohol: 46%

Medium amber color. Aromas and flavors of chestnuts over a floral peat fire, chocolate dusted grilled pecan, Scottish fudge, figs, and leather, and red fruit bbq sauce on grilled pork belly with a round, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, very complex, long finish with notes of cocoa dusted dried red fruits, grilled orange peels, apricot, plum, and figs, toasted hazelnut and sweet rooibos tea, and plum sauce and scottish fudge. Make sure an empty bottle of this is on the funeral pyre as everyone in attendance should be sipping this dram; would wear as a cologne and would drink the whole bottle.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Spicy & Complex
	Aroma:	chestnuts over a floral peat fire, chocolate dusted grilled pecan, Scottish fudge, figs, and leather, and red fruit bbq sauce on grilled pork belly
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with notes of cocoa dusted dried red fruits, grilled orange peels, apricot, plum, and figs, toasted hazelnut and sweet rooibos tea, and plum sauce and scottish fudge
	Smoothness:	Tingling
	Finish:	Long
	Enjoy:	Enjoy on its own
	Bottom Line:	Make sure an empty bottle of this is on the funeral pyre as everyone in attendance should be sipping this dram; would wear as a cologne and would drink the whole bottle.

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Island Single Malt Scotch

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Serve in a Glencairn Scotch Whisky Glass

About

Island Single Malt Scotch

Island Whisky refers to whisky made on the islands off the Scottish mainland, except for Islay. This includes the Orkney Isles; and the Western Islands (Arran, Jura, Mull, and Skye). These whiskies are characterized by various levels of smokiness and a distinctive, ethereal sea air quality.