Highland Park 12 Year Old - Viking Honour

Not sure what some of the other reviewers drink. I find it a Very Good blended scotch. Excellent balance and price/value/taste. As single malts rise to the stratosphere, it’s fast becoming my daily pre dinner drink.

5th September 2021

Definitely in the bottom of my Scotch whiskey "To buy" list. I can drink all ranges...Peaty, Lagavulin, Laphroaig etc, Highland, Balvenie, Lowland, and so on. I love Macallan 12 sherry, lagavulin 16, and many others, however this 12 yr from Highland Park is just an "ok" whiskey. Nothing stands out. It's not bad, but I can't rant and rave about it. Probably won't buy again......I decided for this over Glenmorangie 12yr Quinta Ruban for this weekends enjoyment......I am disappointed. It tastes like a good whiskey after the ice cubes have melted and diluted it. I drink mine neat,, and it tastes watered down right out of the bottle. I agree with other reviews, should have been bottled at a higher Alc/ vol. Even at 43, it's lacking.

30th August 2021

A little bit watery and thin, but it’s also smooth and easy with its flavours. Some smoke, peat, vanilla, soft fruit, citrus. It’s ok, and maybe the nose is more interesting than the palate. The finish is short and mouth-watering. Not bad. Three stars of five, that’s not bad.

Ps. Glenfiddich 12 is also at 40% abv., but its a significant better whisky than this one. My opinion.

18th August 2021

I've been a fan of this longer than I have been a proper scotch drinker, and it still stands up. I may have other bottles in my collection for special occasions but this is like an old friend I'm always happy to revisit, and who doesn't ask too much of me when I do. Worth every penny!

3rd August 2021

Makes for a good mixer but isn’t at all complex or smooth compared to many other single malts of a similar age. A cask strength offering could be interesting but this feels like a liqueur, too watery at 40% for the flavours to be meaningful enough.

16th June 2021

Heavy on sulfur... overpowers what could potentially be an interesting dram. Not recommended neat.

25th May 2021

Simply an amazing everyday sipper.

19th May 2021

Introduced to this by a friend who claims it is his favourite. Its very nice, smooth, easy drinking and I enjoy it with a wee bit of ice, the chill the ice gives and the water as it melts opens this whisky with every sip. A great nose of honey, floral and oak. Slightly smoked the palate is spicy, a little bit fruity and the aftertaste is decent length, peaty and sweet. A great whisky at a very affordable price.

9th May 2021

I agree with those who suggest this is best with water, and for the money, thats really what you're buying. For me it's not going to be one that you'd serve as a dram, but marry it with some ice and a good soda and you've got yourself something beautiful; its almost like this whiskey needs the dilution to get the best from it. I like whisky soda as an aperitif or just something to sip and watch the box with and for that, it serves with distinction. Subtly malted, a touch sweet and very very moreish.

27th April 2021

Not too smoky, but with enough richness of flavour to be well set off by a drop of water.
I used to be a speyside man,.and typically put off by overly strong peat and smoke flavours, but lately forays with whiskeys like this have helped me appreciate the complexity of flavour.

It won't be the finest whisky in the world but its definitely a cut above most.

Really enjoyable, and not so expensive you feel guilty splashing out a good measure whilst watching a favourite film.

4th April 2021