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20th September 2018 |
Review of the
new Highland Park 14 Year Old Loyalty of
the Wolf travel retail exclusive whisky.
 The
Highland Park 14 Year Old Loyalty of the
Wolf is the second expression in the
Orkney distillery's new travel retail
line-up.
Matured in a combination
of sherry-seasoned American oak casks
and American oak ex-Bourbon casks and bottled at
42.3% ABV with no added colouring, the
Loyalty of the Wolf is described by the
distillery as being a sweet complex
whisky, displaying a fine balance of
contrasting flavours.
Priced
around £57 and presented
in a 1 litre bottle and packaging which
has been inspired by the distillery's
Orcadian roots and Viking ancestry,
being named for the Wolf which held
iconic status for the Vikings. There is
also a 35cl bottle available, priced
around £22.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Honey and vanilla infused with a very
gentle touch of Highland Park smoke,
apple and pear and a light barley sugar
sweetness and faintest note of almonds.
Taste:
A hit of mild smoke and spice leads
followed closely by a little bitter
zesty orange, green apple, a little
nutmeg and cinnamon and some vanilla
sweetening things up but just a little.
Finish:
Medium length, the smoke changes to
musty grass and the whole thing bitters
out.
Comment:
Being a frequent traveller I really
wanted to love this as the handy 35cl
bottle which is available priced around
£22 would be ideal for a few days away
if you fancied a decent dram in your
hotel room and I was hopeful given its
14 years of age that it would be a
decent dram. The nose is the best part
of this, it is smokier on the palate
than the nose lets on, but there is a
bitter, almost mustiness, which lets it
down on the palate and finish. Not a bad
dram but it should have been a
considerable step up in quality from the
entry level Highland Park Spirit Of The
Bear in the new Highland Park travel
retail line up but it is still a
slightly better option and the handy
35cl bottle will be a good option on
those short trips.
SMW Score
82/100
Look out for the new Highland
Park Travel Retail exclusive collection
next time you are passing through the
airport but if you have no plans to
travel in the near future you will find
the current Highland Park domestic core
range as well as some limited edition
releases available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of Malt
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