Highland Park 2024 13 Year Old The Tasteful 8 - Brühler Whiskyhaus

Nose

Fresh notes of menthol and eucalyptus meet a fine vanilla sweetness and a clear lemon zest. The whole is accompanied by a beautifully integrated cool smoke - more phenolic than powerful, like a cold campfire in the morning. Inviting and exciting at the same time.

Taste

The whisky immediately shows its strengths on the tongue: Warming, voluminous, fruity and sweet. The vanilla from the nose is back, but now with a pleasant depth. There is also a spicy, slightly salty note reminiscent of BBQ - as if grilled fruit and smoky meat had been combined. Powerful, but balanced.

Finish

The finish is quite lengthy and remains multi-layered. The notes of grilled vegetables and a fine herbal flavour are interesting here. Finally, a fine white sugar sweetness flashes up, which rounds off the whole thing nicely.