Stoic Drinker’s Notes
2017-07-12 | Very Good

New Release: Highland Park 2002-2017 14 Year Old Official for Heathrow Airport & Duty Free #2791 58.2%

Highland Park HIGHLAND PARK 2002-2017 14yo OB for HEATHROW AND WORLD OF WHISKIES #2791 58.2% One of 588 bottles, Refill Butt
Bottle #ハイランドパーク(HIGHLANDPARK)
A carefully selected official single cask. Highland Park HIGHLAND PARK 2002-2017 14yo OB for HEATHROW AND WORLD OF WHISKIES #2791 58.2% One of 588 bottles, Refill Butt The nose features strong sherry, prunes and black sugar, bitter chocolate, herbal liqueur, good maltiness, rich woodiness, with smoke emerging from the depths. On the palate, recent sherry, plum jam, chocolate liqueur, coffee, concentrated fruits and their sweetness, astringent finish, gentle smoke, rich and long finish. 【Very Good】 This year's official single cask Highland Park bottled for Heathrow Airport and duty free stores. Aged 14 years from 2002 distillation in a refill sherry butt. It is naturally a recent seasoned sherry cask used by the Edrington Group, but it had very few unpleasant elements including sulphury notes. Despite its aging years, the aroma is diverse and the flavor has depth with good balance. At present, it's a very impressive bottle that is delicious. If official releases demonstrate that good casks are like this, even the less favorably viewed Edrington sherry casks might be worth looking forward to in the future.