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Cask Strength Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Release No. 5

Category: Island Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: Scotland
Alcohol: 64.7%
98 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
$100

Highland Park
Cask Strength Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Release No. 5

Category: Island Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: Scotland
Alcohol: 64.7%
Golden amber color. Aromas of smoked cinnamon bun, raspberry, cherry nougat, fig preserves on bread pudding with raisins and orange marmalade, and spiced smoky plum sauce with a fat body and a very long spiced cherries smoked over a fire of potpourri, peppered plum sauce served with roasted nuts and korean bbq, leather and ligero tobacco, and smoky black tea with honey blackberry syrup and bbq kettle chips finish. Before the tongue went pleasantly numb, possibly the best thing consumed this year; charred red fruits and baking spices interwoven into the ultimate sweet and savory BBQ.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: smoked cinnamon bun, raspberry, cherry nougat, fig preserves on bread pudding with raisins and orange marmalade, and spiced smoky plum sauce
Taste Flavor: spiced cherries smoked over a fire of potpourri, peppered plum sauce served with roasted nuts and korean bbq, leather and ligero tobacco, and smoky black tea with honey blackberry syrup and bbq kettle chips
Smoothness Smoothness:
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Before the tongue went pleasantly numb, possibly the best thing consumed this year; charred red fruits and baking spices interwoven into the ultimate sweet and savory BBQ.
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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.

Highland Park Cask Strength Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Release No. 5 rating was calculated by to be 98 points out of 100 on 6/19/2024. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.