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Highland Park 18 Year Old Viking Pride

Scotch Single Malt Islands
Age
18 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
Deep burnished amber with rich mahogany-gold tones; viscous legs, full and opulent appearance
Nose
Rich and complex — heather honey, aromatic peat smoke, dried fruit (fig, date, raisin), and dark chocolate. Mature oak, beeswax, and orange marmalade. Floral heather persists with deeper sherry influence and hints of leather and spice. One of the great Highland Park noses
Palate
Full-bodied and magnificently balanced. Rich heather honey, aromatic peat smoke, dark chocolate, and dried fruit compote. Sherry cask richness (fig, date, raisin) intertwined with gentle smokiness. Orange marmalade, mature oak, cinnamon, and gentle leather. The 18yo delivers the perfect expression of Highland Park's DNA — sweet, smoky, and profound. Creamy, layered mouthfeel
Finish
Long, elegant finish. Heather honey and aromatic peat smoke persist beautifully, evolving through dried fruit, dark chocolate, mature oak, and a final trace of maritime salt. Warm, distinguished, and universally regarded as one of Scotland's finest

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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