August Meeting at Todd’s 8/24/2013
Highland Park
Our first meeting after summer break and our trip to Scotland was at the Hull household. We compared a few of the expressions from Highland Park.
*Highland Park 10 yr 40% ABV
-smelled slightly wood with a tinge of sweet
-tasted sweet on the tongue with oak
-with water smelled sweeter
-tasted sweet/sour oak
*Cask Strength No Age Statement 56% ABV
-smelled vanilla
-tasted sweet almost cherry cough syrup
-with water – dulled sweetness in smell
-smelled more wood
-tasted even sweeter like cherry
*Highland Park 12 yr 43% ABV “New Expression”
-Smelled acidic oak with tinge of sherry
-tasted sweet almost olorosso
-with water smelled sour wood/oak
-tasted slightly sweeter vanilla
Highland Park 12 yr 43% ABV Older Expressions
-smelled slightly alcohol with sour wood
-tasted sweet dough
-with water smelled a bit soapy
-tasted sour with burnt wood
-trailed wood
*Highland Park 15 yr 43% ABV
-smelled sherry-Fino- with oak
-tasted peppery oak – trailing burnt wood
-with water smelled sweeter
-tasted like a doughnut
-trailed oaky sour
*Highland Park 18 yr 43% ABV
-smelled sweet vanilla cherry
-tasted almost smoky with oak
-very little alcohol burn
-trailed peppery
-with water smelled slightly oak
-tasted light wood
-trailed extremely smoky with pepper aftertaste
We decided to vote on whisky of the evening at this meeting, which is something we will do at each tasting. It ended up being a tie between the 15 yr and the 18 yr. I actually preferred the Cask Strength.
I did taste one more that evening:
*Whyte & Whyte Talisker (1979) 14 yr 46% ABV Independent bottling
-Smelled sweet cinnamon bun
-tasted pine/lemon and tangy wood
-lots of burn with little whisky
-with water tasted slightly smoky with oak
-trailed sour wood
Highland Park
Our first meeting after summer break and our trip to Scotland was at the Hull household. We compared a few of the expressions from Highland Park.
*Highland Park 10 yr 40% ABV
-smelled slightly wood with a tinge of sweet
-tasted sweet on the tongue with oak
-with water smelled sweeter
-tasted sweet/sour oak
*Cask Strength No Age Statement 56% ABV
-smelled vanilla
-tasted sweet almost cherry cough syrup
-with water – dulled sweetness in smell
-smelled more wood
-tasted even sweeter like cherry
*Highland Park 12 yr 43% ABV “New Expression”
-Smelled acidic oak with tinge of sherry
-tasted sweet almost olorosso
-with water smelled sour wood/oak
-tasted slightly sweeter vanilla
Highland Park 12 yr 43% ABV Older Expressions
-smelled slightly alcohol with sour wood
-tasted sweet dough
-with water smelled a bit soapy
-tasted sour with burnt wood
-trailed wood
*Highland Park 15 yr 43% ABV
-smelled sherry-Fino- with oak
-tasted peppery oak – trailing burnt wood
-with water smelled sweeter
-tasted like a doughnut
-trailed oaky sour
*Highland Park 18 yr 43% ABV
-smelled sweet vanilla cherry
-tasted almost smoky with oak
-very little alcohol burn
-trailed peppery
-with water smelled slightly oak
-tasted light wood
-trailed extremely smoky with pepper aftertaste
We decided to vote on whisky of the evening at this meeting, which is something we will do at each tasting. It ended up being a tie between the 15 yr and the 18 yr. I actually preferred the Cask Strength.
I did taste one more that evening:
*Whyte & Whyte Talisker (1979) 14 yr 46% ABV Independent bottling
-Smelled sweet cinnamon bun
-tasted pine/lemon and tangy wood
-lots of burn with little whisky
-with water tasted slightly smoky with oak
-trailed sour wood
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