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10th July 2014 |
Introducing
Dark Origins, a deeper, dark, richer
sherried Highland Park.
 Highland
Park Dark Origins is the latest addition
to the Highland Park Core range of
whiskies.
Dark Origins is a non-chill
filtered single malt with an ABV of
46.8%, launched exclusively in Harrods
from 1st July – 14th July then it will start to appear on
the shelves
of whisky specialist shops from mid July and
it will be rolled out internationally
throughout autumn 2014.
Highland Park describe it as a rich mahogany coloured whisky,
personally I would say it is more a
auburn polished mahogany but the
important thing is and I am sure you
will all agree like other Highland Park
bottlings this
colour is 100% natural as Highland Park
is one of the few distilleries not using
distiller’s caramel to give their whisky
a fake tan.
The colour of the Highland Park Dark
Origins comes from the use of twice as
many first fill sherry casks than is
used in the classic Highland Park 12
year old. These sherry casks don't just
add colour they also give
the whisky a much richer flavour with
sherried spice, chocolate and
the signature sweet Highland Park smoke
which fans of the Orcadian dram will have come to know and
love.
You may have noticed I haven't mentioned
the age of the Dark Origins, this is
because it has no age statement but
having tasted the extremely small sample
sent to me from Highland Park I can say that there
is no sign of any young stuff in it and
I would say this is around 12 to 15 years
old.
Gerry Tosh, Highland Parks Global
Marketing Manager, said: "Cask
management is so very crucial to our
work at Highland Park. We have strived
to raise the bar, working tirelessly in
sourcing the right wood and then working
and finessing the balances to ensure we
create single malt that is rich, warm
and enticing in flavour. Dark Origins
sits in the heart of our core range
complimenting them perfectly – distinct
in itself, but always and forever a
classic Highland Park."
Dark Origins has an RRP of £64.95.
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Highland Park Dark Origins Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Colour:
Auburn polished mahogany.
Nose: Rich dark fruit, nutty,
burnt sugar, vanilla toffee.
Taste: A silky smooth delivery of lovely dark sherried
fruit - burnt raisins and sultanas, milk
chocolate, vanilla peaks through and a
lovely touch of sweet HP peat smoke.
Behind the lovely dark fruit some
cinnamon, dry ginger and oak spice.
Finish: A rich dark sherried mildly drying finish with
slowly fading sweet oak spice and smoke.
Comments: It has no age statement
but I would say it is no youngster, my
guess is that the majority of the whisky
in the Dark Origins is around 12
to 15 years old. A deeper, darker and
deliciously sherry richer Highland Park, non
chill-filtered and bottled at 46.8% ABV.
The sherry is in charge but the the
classic HP
DNA is still there. Great to see HP add
something different to their core range,
a must try for HP and sherried whisky
fans although they are pushing it a bit
with the price £64.95.
SMW Score 88/100
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