Highland Park 12yo Viking Honour

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Highland Park 12yo Viking Honour

Highland Park 12yo Viking Honour is one of the introductory spirits with age statement from the Orkney distillery, one that has won many awards. Packaging has been recently revisited, aligning it to the Viking marketing style of the brand. Casks used for this spirit aging are "seasoned" sherry ones, thus not the original sherry casks which contained the Spanish spirit intended to be sold to customers.

  • Type: Single Malt
  • Origin : Scotland
  • ABV: 40%
  • Cask: European and American sherry seasoned oak casks (mostly)
  • Age: 12yo
  • Price: 60 $ – 44 €
  • Details: not available

TASTING NOTES - HIGHLAND PARK 12YO VIKING HONOUR

Nose

Not the standard fruit. There is something more evolved, ripe mango, almost gone banana, papaya. The citrus side is minor, yet present, quince maybe. Alcohol is somehow not totally absent. The texture seems quite velvety. A very minor candle wax sensation.

Palate

The sip is fresher, between fruit and salty caramel, with some minor spices. Very light honey and a minor, distant gingery / citrusy component. A very minor peat.

Finish

Medium-short, slightly salty, fresh and light.

Highland Park 12yo Viking Honour is a product which makes some interesting promises at the nose, refining the standard fruit into more sophisticated notes of ripe mango, quince and candle wax. These promises are not 100% delivered in the palate and in the finish, which are more traditionally oriented to a fresh, light profile, with light honey, citrus, herbal peat (very light) and some minor salty notes. A fresh whisky, yet from the nose something extra could be seen.

Rating: 87

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