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| ‘HIGHLAND PARK’ 1977 ‘Bicentenary Vintage Reserve’, Orkney Islands Single Malt, in Gift Tube |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
The Macallan-Glenlivet Distillery |
| Ambering light gold colour. Complex, smoky, very slightly sweet, caramel, classic nose. Dry, medium full bodied, solid, intense, smoky and somewhat peppery with very tangy, bright, dried lemon and walnut flavours and a lingering dryish finish. |
CSPC |
650457 |
| Type |
Spirit - Scotch Whisky |
| Agent |
Max Can |
| Country |
Great Britain |
| Region |
Scotland |
| Rating |
***
Classic, Solid & Slightly Smoky |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
 |
| Established in 1798, Highland Park created this exclusive numbered bottling to celebrate their 200th anniversary. Distilled and barrelled in 1977, the product was bottled in 1998, making it 21 years old. Tasting note: Color: Pale walnut. Nose: Polished oak. Leather upholstery. Body: Firm stain richness. Palate: Minty. Creamy. Freshly peeled satsumas [tangerines]. Orange peels. Dark cherry flavours. Very bitter black chocolate. Astonishing complexity and length. Great power. Long development of drier flavours. Finish: Violets. Lingering flowery scented flavours. Score – 94. (Michael Jackson, Malt Whisky Companion, 4th Edition, 1999) |
Price |
$ 249.00 |
| Bottle Size |
700 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - June 12, 2004 |
| Cases bought |
50 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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