1995 Highland Park 16 Year Old The Cooper's Choice Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 46%

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 84 points

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  7/5/2013 - numen wrote: 84 Points

  from a purchased sample
  
  Nose: More impressive and has the same honey base, less overt smokiness, and more high pitch notes. Lemon, salt, wax, malt, and sugar/honey. Stewing flowers, vanilla, cinnamon, and sweet baking spices. Sweet ginger, pineapple, and pepper. And... this is a pretty prototypical HP.
  
  Palate: It definitely is, but it's got a more lemony and waxy profile. I like this. Sugar, honey sweet. A few drops of flower extract. It's not perfumy, thankfully. The wood provides some decent balance and handy bitterness. Pineapple, ginger, apple, and pepper. The wax is salty; however, it works here. Wisps of smoke, too.
  
  Finish: The same as above, but with some tropical fruits added to the mix, like mango and papaya. There's a sugar note, but it's light and merges well with the rest. Pleasant.

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