Brodgar (Highland Park) 17 yo 1978 The Whisky Connoisseur 56.8% vs Highland Park 16 yo 1974 / 1991 Signatory #7137 57%
Brodgar (Highland Park) 17 yo 1978 The Whisky Connoisseur 56.8%
Never know what to expect. Wet earth and light sappy smoke as if from burnt grass, withered weeds and branches. Chalky elements and charcoal lumps. Overripe pineapples beginning to ferment, and touches of farmyard even. While the nose is somewhat stubborn, the palate is fantastic with layers of soot, burning oil and cold machines in workshop, phenols on parade to an acrid smoky finish. 89 pts
Highland Park 16 yo 1974 / 1991 Signatory #7137 57%
It’s supposed to be an ex sherry whisky but almost no sweetness here as this one brings out the charred and burnt aspects of sherry, with wood char, tar, the thickest black tea, bitter cocoa, and just one smear of black jam. Neither is it overwhelming, here giving measured doses of liquorice candy, graphite, some sort of medicinal brews spiked with fernet. Somewhat divisive maybe, but a colourful experience. 89 pts
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