2/18/2024 0 Comments Highland park valknut redditMy scale, which is more heavily weighted to my preference versus objective quality, is roughly:ĥ1-60: If I NEEDED whisky and had no choice, this would be a bad one.Ħ1-65: I'd most likely choose something else if it was an option.Ħ6-70: I would neither enjoy nor dislike having to drink this.Ĩ1-85: I want this a little bit more suited to me, but it's very good.Ĩ6-90: They could do very little to this to better suit my tastes, but there are options.ĩ1-95: If this is an option, it's very unlikely I'll choose something else.ĩ6-100: I want to replace water in my life with this. The way I see people enjoying Valknut more than this, I’m really going to enjoy that bottle. Quite a nice Highland Park, especially on the nose, with a fair complexity. I got a vague Bunnahabhain sense from this, but with a much more substantial smokiness, obviously. Finish: quite long, with herbs, spiced honey and heather smoke. While less peated than I typically like, there was enough there for me to feel comfortable and appreciate what isn’t peat. Nose: Light floral smoke, sliced green apple.įinish: Short outlook but came back and finished strong. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn, rested about 10-15 minutes.Ĭolor: Gold, much darker than I expected for a naturally colored NAS expression. Minutia: Matured in ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks. Highland Park Valkyrie, Island (Orkney) Single Malt, 45.9% ABV I decided to review the three releases in their Viking Legend series since I think it will be manageable to try all in that range and give me a feel for what this distillery has to offer, and some cursory research showed the general profile of the expression is more in line with my preferences than their core range, namely peat. More importantly, though, I didn’t have much experience with what comes inside the bottles and wanted to give myself some familiarity to decide how much more I want to explore offerings from this distillery. Fortunately, we have eBay where I can get my hands on them if I decide to go down that road. Despite some of the bottlings they have being out of my price range, and me knowing it is just in the appearance, I still want them at least to have the empties to display (or use to house personal blends if it came to it). Unfortunately this bottle has been discontinued but you can probably still pick this up at certain stores if you look hard enough. I wish they kept this expression in their core lineup, truly an under appreciated gem of a whisky. I am very into Nordic things, so the new Viking aesthetic they have going on appeals to me, and it would definitely be more likely to grab the average consumer’s eye. The Highland Park Valknut checks off those boxes and is what I look for in a medium peated scotch. If nothing else, Highland Park knows how to market. Recommendations for Visitors to Edinburgh by whisky-lowlander Highland Park Twisted Tattoo is a 16 year old single malt that’s a combination of whiskies aged in first fill ex-bourbon barrels and first fill Rioja (Spanish wine) seasoned casks the latter being quite unique for a Scotch. The review can be positive or negative but must be written by you. Highland Park Twisted Tattoo 16 Year Old. Please write a review on Scotchit and Submit below. R/Whisky r/WorldWhisky r/Bourbon r/Whiskyporn Whisky Network Guide Reviews of Whiskys:
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