Is Highland Park 12 peated?

Yes, lightly. The barley is malted with aromatic peat, giving medium smoke that sits under the sherry sweetness rather than over it.

How does it compare with Highland Park 18?

The 18 is older, richer and considerably more expensive. The 12 is lighter and more honeyed, and is the better first bottle if you are unsure about the style.

What does it taste like?

Smoke and honey on the nose, then dried fruit and malt sweetness, with a long sweet, gently smoky finish. Fruit, smoke and spice are all medium.

Yes. It is a recognizable single malt with broad appeal, and it suits birthdays, holidays and host gifts without the price of older bottlings.

How should I store and serve it?

Keep the bottle upright, away from light and heat, and drink within a few months of opening. Neat or with a splash of water at room temperature shows the sherry and smoke best.

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Highland Park 12 Year Old

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$59.99at Fine Wine & Good Spirits, last seen Oct 31

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Our take on the Highland Park 12 Year Old

Highland Park 12 Year Old is an island single malt from Orkney, bottled at 43% and matured entirely in ex-Oloroso sherry oak casks. It is the benchmark expression of the distillery's style: heathery peat smoke balanced against honey and dried fruit, with a long sweet finish. It sits at the entry point of Highland Park's core range, so it is usually the cheapest way into the distillery's sherried, lightly peated character.

Best forScotch drinkers moving from blends to single maltGifts for whisky fansFans of lightly peated, sherried whiskyA shared bottle for holidays and birthdays