Highland Park 12 Year Single Malt ScotchHighland Park is renowned for the peat they use and for their exclusive use of ex Sherry casks. The climate on the Orkney Islands is quite windy and seaswept creating a dismal environment for trees. As such, the Orcadian peat bogs have more heather, grass, and plants than those on Islay. Highland Park 12 uses about 20% 1st fill sherry casks. The sweet aroma is very inviting and draws you in closer to inspect the dram. The honey'd and vanilla fragrance

Handcrafted with Cascara (coffee cherry fruit)

It is also the most accessible of those rums

and a silky texture

The fresh sugar cane notes continue into the clean finish

to give a slow and complete extraction of aromatic substances

Pleasing enough to drink straight

and the 12-year expression captures the essence of Japanese whisky philosophy: restrained power

The Dorado expression from Padro explores gentian

only four main botanicals are used

Benzoic Acid

this concentrate presents a gentle bitterness

Not too sweet on the palate