Today’s Highland Park 1995 is a single cask bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for German whisky importer Kirsch Import. The official release was just a few days ago but if you are interested in a bottle better be quick because only 342 bottles were released

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Name:	Highland Park 1995
Bottler:	Gordon & MacPhail
Bottling Series:	Exclusive
Bottled For:	German Fans of Single Malt Whisky
Distilled:	13.07.1995
Bottled:	May 2015
Age:	19 Years Old
Category:	Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery:	Highland Park
Cask Type:	Refill Bourbon Hogshead
Cask No.:	1486
No. of Bottles:	342
Strength:	46.0% vol.
Colored:	No
Chill Filtered:	No

Nose

Fresh, fruity and almost sour. Not what I did expect but compelling nonetheless. Green apples, pear juice, mangoes, sweet oranges and candied lime zest with a cooling note of peppermint and menthol. A bit woody around the edges with spruce wood and pine cone. Hints of vanilla infused honey and caramel in the back.

Taste

Sweet and creamy. Bananas covered in bitter chocolate and honeydew bites. Balanced by white pepper and salted butter.

Finish

Long and creamy. At first dry oak until the trademark Highland Park heather-smoke kicks in.

Overall

Well balanced but not boring at all. The fruitiness caught me by surprise, but in a good way.

Score: 88 / 100

Sample and picture provided by Kirsch Import