Cracking little dram (Highland Park 12 Year Old Whisky)

Member Name: Knopfler

Product:	Highland Park 12 Year Old Whisky
Date:	29/11/08 (123 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Superb balanced whisky

Disadvantages: none

When it comes to single malt whisky the selection and variety is huge, with many of them having fine reputations. I've sampled many a fine malt whisky and this is one of my favourites.

The Highland Park distillery is situated in Kirkwall, the capital of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. It is actually the northernmost distillery in the world. The distillery was founded in the 1790's and would have operated illegally at the beginning.

The 12 year old malt has a reputation for being a good 'all-rounder' with a balance of attributes found in other whiskys. It is perhaps a good starting point for people who have not experienced single malt before.

When poured into the glass you can see the colour of it is very light amber and the smell is rather striking. I like to serve my drink with some chilled Scottish spring water.

The taste of this whisky is very smooth, mellow, spicy, with a light taste of peat. A fruity after taste is experienced and lingers long in the mouth. In my opinion this drop offers a complete well rounded flavour that can't be found in many other malts.

A 70cl bottle of this liquid can be purchased from all the big supermarkets and whisky outlets and is priced at around 20-30 British pounds.

Summary: A taste of Orkney