Highland Park - Sigurd - Tasting Notes


Nose
Sweet, ripe stone fruits, raisin, vanilla, warm red summer fruit, caramel, fresh, eucalyptus, clover honey, creamy, warm pineapple. Made me think of a warm desert buffet with creme brûlée and fresh fruits and some dense fruitcake.

Palate
Soft smoke, warm spices and warm pineapple returns with some soft clover honey here first. There are some sweet apricots, raisins, cherry, red apples, and peaches in there also. There is also a bit of grain and lemon in the back. Creamy and dark chocolate rise to the top in the end. Marzipan sweetness and almond.

Finish
It is medium length this finish, soft, sweet and dark chocolate. Yummy! Like a good bonbon filled with marzipan and some other goodness...

Score
A good 7,5 out of 10. Bottled at 43%. Really like this one must say. It is something that can be enjoyed more like a desert dram, due to the sweetness and chocolate feel to it. What does Highland Park tells us about this series and expression?

The Warrior Series is a range of six single malts whiskies showcasing the very best of Highland Park. Offering a spectrum of flavours but grounded in Highland Park’s gently smoky but surprisingly sweet character, the palate experiences a full flavour journey from start to finish, beginning with lighter vanilla and citrus flavours and moving to more complex, richer and sweeter flavours. The last three offerings in the ‘Warrior’ series use an increased quantity of European oak sherry seasoned casks and are high on the percentage used of first fill sherrie casks.

Highland Park has strong Viking roots and this is celebrated throughout the collection. Uniting legends and characters famed for their battle skills, The Warrior Series brings Highland Park’s dramatic heritage to life in a vivid and innovative way. Sigurd is considered amongst the strongest and most courageous warriors, and ultimately one of the most feared Viking earls featured in the Orkneyinga Saga.


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