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Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour

Scotch Single Malt Islands
Age
12 years
ABV
43%
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Warm burnished gold with amber highlights; medium-bodied appearance with gentle legs
Nose
Heather honey and aromatic peat smoke — the signature Highland Park combination. Sweet vanilla, orange peel, and warm malt. Gentle floral heather, dried fruit, and a wisp of maritime saltiness from Orkney's windswept location
Palate
Beautifully balanced. Heather honey sweetness, gentle peat smoke, and warm oak. Dried fruit (raisin, orange peel), vanilla, and a hint of dark chocolate. Aromatic smokiness weaves through honey and malt rather than dominating. Medium body with smooth, rounded mouthfeel. The balance of sweet, smoke, and salt is Highland Park's hallmark
Finish
Medium-long finish. Heather honey and gentle peat smoke linger together, fading through warm oak, dried fruit, and a final whisper of maritime salt. Clean, balanced, and satisfying

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Sherry seasoned European and American oak casks

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