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Crossroads Double Malt Member
Joined: 05 Jul 2021 Posts: 78 Location: England
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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 6:32 pm Post subject: Highland Park Dragon Legend |
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Highland Park Dragon Legend
NAS single malt scotch abv 43.1% £28 Waitrose , Tesco, £40 Amazon
Appearance- Bright light gold
Nose- Very closed on first opening the bottle, but after a long time smokey honey ,a whiff of heather, fruitcake
Taste- Peaty and sweet, a decent mouthfeel, young spirit very apparent , too much oak, the aromatic signature Highland Park taste is in the background and it is smokier than standard HP.
Finish - Drying and rather short
Conclusion- Not bad at £28, but I wouldn’t pay £40 for it .My bottle noticeably improved over a month opened, shame it wasn’t aged a little more.
Last edited by Crossroads on Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:39 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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ralfy legend Master Of Malts
Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Posts: 949 Location: Fife
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:21 am Post subject: |
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The young highland parks have gone down a bit the last few years, I tried the 10 a few months ago, very easy drinking malt, perfect for summer but not going to blow you away |
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Crossroads Double Malt Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Ralfy, I was hoping this was the same as the excellent miniature I got with a bottle of HP12 a year or so ago. It isn’t. I have a feeling that might be Dark Origens because when I checked the miniature online it was £86 a bottle. Mrs C chucked the empty miniature bottle away unfortunately.
Seems you have to pay serious money for a decent HP |
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ralfy legend Master Of Malts
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:52 am Post subject: |
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Highland 18 is a nice drop but at £90 ish I’ve left it alone, my friend managed to get me a bottle for£65 two years ago , wings of the eagle was enjoyable and that was £80 â˜¹ï¸ |
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Crossroads Double Malt Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the heads-up, I don’t normally spend that sort of money, Glenfarclas 105 or Lagavulin 16 seem very good to me, so £60 is my usual limit. |
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James T Master Of Malts
Joined: 05 Feb 2011 Posts: 2786
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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You may also like the Amazon exclusive Highland Park Viking Tribe which can go on offer for as low as £28 with free postage, i usually grab a bottle or two when it goes on offer at this price, just checked and it is £32 at th moment which is still a decent price. |
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Crossroads Double Malt Member
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Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:29 am Post subject: |
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Thanks James |
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