• Nose: 22 Palate: 24 Finish: 24 Balance: 23 Total: 93
  • Nose: Lacks the traditional Highland Park sherry notes
  • Type: Single Malt
  • Age: 18
  • ABV: 54.6%
  • Distiller: Highland Park (Edrington) & Hunter Laing
  • Where made: Kirkwall, Isle of Orkney, SCOTLAND
  • Region: Islands
  • Approximate Price: $388
  • Value: POOR

Produced by independent bottler, Hunter Laing. I purchased this at the Ardnahoe Distillery Shop in Sep 2017, which has since closed, now that the new Ardnahoe Distillery is operational. This is not your normal Highland Park... It's matured in a refill bourbon hogshead. So, it has vanilla notes, instead of the sherry fruitiness one normally expects. One of 266 bottles. It's a delicious whisky. But, it's very expensive.