88 / 100
The appeal here is the balance between tropical fruit and restrained smoke. Pineapple and sweet fruit give it a bright centre, while the light peat smoke keeps the character from becoming too soft. The finish sounds especially appealing: smoke lingers alongside lemon zest and exotic fruit, rather than taking over. It reads as a measured, fruit-led Highland Park, and that restraint is what makes the combination interesting to me.
Reviewed by bluehour.sparrow
- Nose
- Light peat smoke, Liquorice, Sweet fruits
- Palate
- Tropical fruits, Pineapple, Light smoke
- Finish
- Lingering smoke, Lemon zest, Exotic fruits