Highland Park 1990 Vintage for Travel Retail 40% 1990

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Distillerie	Highland Park
Embouteilleur	OB
Serie	Vintage for Travel Retail
Mise en bouteille pour	Vintage for Travel Retail
Date de distillation	1990
Date de mise en bouteille	2010
Pays	Écosse
Région	Orkney
Age	Not Specified
Cask Type	X
Numéro de fût	X
Alcohol %	40%
Volume
État	dans son emballage d'origine
Étiquette	Parfait
Stock	0
Volume
Stock	0

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Words of Whisky (86)

Color
Old gold
Nose
Very fresh and soft with light peat smoke and herbs. A subtle sweetness with sugar plums, honey and cotton candy make for a pleasant (albeit unspectacular) nose.

Taste
Smooth with a more noticeable peat and smoke influence. A little spicy and bitter, but still elegant. Some tobacco, leather and granola, but also a sweeter side with dates and orange jam.

Finish
Medium and smoke with a hint of rubber (sulphur) in the end.

Comments
A pleasant whisky with enough depth to stay interesting for a while.

BOW (88.50)

“A dram that holds your attention like a whispered secret, pulling you closer to the Orkney story it tells.”

Nose
An enchanting prelude: gentle waves of herbal tea steeped with candy sugar, melding into a soft citrus vibrancy of grapefruit. Layers of orange jam, fruit muesli with nuts and chocolate, all underscored by that hallmark wisp of Highland Park smokiness. The subtle complexity is a masterclass in restraint.

Taste
At first, it tiptoes in, creamy and sweet like toffee and forest honey. But wait—here comes the oak, not shy but insistent, with tingling spices that give a lively kick. Smoke dances around the edges, teasing rather than dominating. There’s depth, though the spirit flirts with holding back just a touch too much.

Finish
A fleeting goodbye that leaves a trace of walnut and oak, with smoke lingering like a distant memory. Sweetness fades to bitterness, with dry tea tannins and an echo of orange jam. The exit is understated, almost wistful, as though reluctant to part ways.

Final Thoughts
“While this may not have the bombast of its older siblings, there’s an elegance here—a whisky for the thoughtful drinker who doesn’t mind leaning in to catch the subtleties. The balance between sweetness and smoke is intact, though the finish leaves you yearning for just a bit more.”

Official tasting note ()

A slight increase in the proportion of first-fill European oak Sherry casks underlines the balance between sweetness and smoke for which Highland Park is renowned by whisky enthusiasts the world over. In essence, this expression is a bridge between 18 year old (known to many as The Best Spirit in the World thanks to the Spirit Journal whisky writer F. Paul Pacult) and 21 year old (World’s Best Single Malt, World Whisky Awards 2009). The light green tones on the packaging represent Orkney’s fertile farmland.