A Dragon Legend
Highland Park Dragon Legend
As this is my first post for Fire Water X.O., I just had to go with a Highland Park ! HP has been my favourite distillery by far for quite some time now, and even though they can be hard to follow and release more bottles a week than I change my underwear, their stuff is in general pretty good !
So how does a ”cheap” HP sound like ?
Well, like this :
43,1%
NAS
Aged in ex Sherry casks
Color: slightly coppery.
Nose: peat as I am unaccustomed to from HP; the same taste as usual but stronger. Add heavy Sherry, licorice and cinnamon.
Palate: candied citrus and heather peat, light smoke, cherries, dark chocolate.
It tastes a lot like the HP 12 … but on steroids!
Finish: slow, long, all in Orcadian peat !
Comments: the flavors are there, very present, explosive. Not a very complex dram, but nice enough.
It’s cool to see a twist on a classic like the HP12 ! At this price, for quality, it’s a buy!
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