Highland Park 12 år - Saint Magnus

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Highland Park 12 år - Saint Magnus
1998 - 2010, 11.994 flaskor

70 centiliter , Original buteljering, 55%
Officiell hemsida

Inköpt 2010 3 st oöppnade

Mina kommentarer:
Saint Magnus är ju ett måste att ha när man heter Magnus. Lika bra att köpa 3. Min poäng: ?? p

Tasting notes från whiskyfun: Officiella tasting notes:

Highland Park 12 yo 'Saint Magnus' (55%, OB, 11,994 bottles, 2010)
A sequel to the excellent 'Earl Magnus' 15yo from last year. Mostly Spanish oak casks, of which 20% first fill. Please not that the picture is of last year's version but it should be very similar. Colour: gold. Nose: really punchy, starting quite smoky with hints of barbecued spare ribs with honey sauce and a noticeable kirschiness. It’s no gentle whisky – or is it a gentle brute? It’s also rather flinty and liquoricy, with some leather as well as quite some grass and spicy oak. Very nice but a tad rawish so far. With water: gets grassier, as expected, closer to the malt, with some smoked apples (or something like that) and maybe hints of banana skin and heather honey. Smoother but still quite ‘terroir’. Also damp clay, slight mouldiness, very pleasant.
Mouth (neat): really punchy, starting all on spices, cinnamon, nutmeg and a tarry smokiness that reminds me of some sherried Islayers in a certain way. The cinnamon is really big. Only marginally honeyed so far. With water: now it’s really excellent, with a great earthiness, roots (is that terroir speaking? ;-)), marzipan, a waxiness, notes of bitter oranges… Finish: long, with a wee dash of pepper and ginger added to the combo. The peat is more obvious too. Comments: it’s got an obvious relationship with last year’s ‘Earl’ but this one is maybe a little rawer – and, I think, peatier. Global quality is similar in my view, and this one swims very very well. A true islander.
SGP:363 - 89 points.
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Highland Park 12 år - Saint Magnus 1998 - 2010, 11.994 flaskor	70 centiliter , Original buteljering, 55% Officiell hemsida
Inköpt 2010	3 st oöppnade
Mina kommentarer: Saint Magnus är ju ett måste att ha när man heter Magnus. Lika bra att köpa 3.	Min poäng: ?? p
Tasting notes från whiskyfun:	Officiella tasting notes:
Highland Park 12 yo 'Saint Magnus' (55%, OB, 11,994 bottles, 2010) A sequel to the excellent 'Earl Magnus' 15yo from last year. Mostly Spanish oak casks, of which 20% first fill. Please not that the picture is of last year's version but it should be very similar. Colour: gold. Nose: really punchy, starting quite smoky with hints of barbecued spare ribs with honey sauce and a noticeable kirschiness. It’s no gentle whisky – or is it a gentle brute? It’s also rather flinty and liquoricy, with some leather as well as quite some grass and spicy oak. Very nice but a tad rawish so far. With water: gets grassier, as expected, closer to the malt, with some smoked apples (or something like that) and maybe hints of banana skin and heather honey. Smoother but still quite ‘terroir’. Also damp clay, slight mouldiness, very pleasant. Mouth (neat): really punchy, starting all on spices, cinnamon, nutmeg and a tarry smokiness that reminds me of some sherried Islayers in a certain way. The cinnamon is really big. Only marginally honeyed so far. With water: now it’s really excellent, with a great earthiness, roots (is that terroir speaking? ;-)), marzipan, a waxiness, notes of bitter oranges… Finish: long, with a wee dash of pepper and ginger added to the combo. The peat is more obvious too. Comments: it’s got an obvious relationship with last year’s ‘Earl’ but this one is maybe a little rawer – and, I think, peatier. Global quality is similar in my view, and this one swims very very well. A true islander. SGP:363 - 89 points.	Inga