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Distillery Info
Highland Park Distillery, Scotland     founded: 1798 | active
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Meet Deets
Meet #7   |   22/02/11   |   Hosted by Robert Graham's
10 of our regular members decamped to Robert Graham's Canongate whisky shop for an official tasting session, hosted by Andreas. Five whiskies later and our memories might've taken a turn for the worse.
Smells
Fruity, apples and banoffee pie, with a nice drizzle of honey.
Tastes
Sweet, vanilla and fresh fruit.
Finish & Comments
Sweetness with a slight souring.
Meet Deets
Meet #7   |   22/02/11   |   Hosted by Robert Graham's
10 of our regular members decamped to Robert Graham's Canongate whisky shop for an official tasting session, hosted by Andreas. Five whiskies later and our memories might've taken a turn for the worse.
Smells
Earthy, dried druits.
Tastes
More earthy richness, Christmas. A medicinal start, but a sweeter end.
Finish & Comments
Lasting sweetness, smaller spicy notes.
Meet Deets
Meet #7   |   22/02/11   |   Hosted by Robert Graham's
10 of our regular members decamped to Robert Graham's Canongate whisky shop for an official tasting session, hosted by Andreas. Five whiskies later and our memories might've taken a turn for the worse.
Smells
Ethanol, slightly medicinal and sweet.
Tastes
Boosh! Strong and spicy, with a complex sweetness coming through.
Finish & Comments
Lasting sweetness, smaller spicy notes.
Meet Deets
Meet #7   |   22/02/11   |   Hosted by Robert Graham's
10 of our regular members decamped to Robert Graham's Canongate whisky shop for an official tasting session, hosted by Andreas. Five whiskies later and our memories might've taken a turn for the worse.
Smells
Bam! Strong peat smoke, medicinal and coal-tar soap.
Tastes
More fire-smoke than peat with medicial notes. Savoury and dry.
Finish & Comments
Dissipates too quickly, a smoky goodbye.
Meet Deets
Meet #7   |   22/02/11   |   Hosted by Robert Graham's
10 of our regular members decamped to Robert Graham's Canongate whisky shop for an official tasting session, hosted by Andreas. Five whiskies later and our memories might've taken a turn for the worse.
Smells
Rich, fruity - some toffee in there?
Tastes
Complex - Slight spice, slight smoke, slight citrus. Boiled fruit sweets.
Finish & Comments
Stays complex as it hangs around - appley smoky notes.
Rating
We've always scored out of 10 in our group (see number in red box, below), with scores regularly given across that spectrum. The value out of 100 below is adjusted to the scale most commonly used for whisky reviews, to allow for better comparison.


89 / 100


7.6
Average score



Detailed scores (out of 10)
No ratings available.
Tasting Game Points (out of 0)
No scores available.

 


 
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