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Highland Park Dark Origins

(70cl, 46.8%)
Highland Park Dark Origins

Dark Origins Details

Country
(Scotch Whisky)
Region
(Island Whisky)
Distillery
(Highland Park)
Bottler
(Highland Park)

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Dark Origins Bottling Note

Highland Park Dark Origins is a new core bottling that celebrates the early days of Magnus Eunson's illicit distilling on Orkney, back before the distillery was even founded in 1798. Magnus worked as a butcher and church official by day, but by night he was a legendary whisky smuggler and distiller outwitting the exciseman.

To honour their hero (the Batman of the Orkney Islands, if you will), Highland Park have created a whisky with a suitably 'dark' character. Using 80% first-fill Sherry casks (20% refill) - 60% are first-fill European oak, with 20% being first-fill American oak - an exciting, spicy, chocolatey whisky has been produced.
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Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose: Dusty baking spices and cocoa at first, cinnamon, vanilla, dates. Coffee cream Revels (possibly a couple of the orange ones too), a touch of blackcurrant/liquorice, plus butterscotch and an interplay between milk and dark chocolate.

Palate: Sweet, fragrant peat emerges with nutty melted milk chocolate and a little orange alongside some pastries.

Finish: Long and sweet, a little dry chocolate, just a hint of that heather smoke, then salivating.

Overall: Rounded first-fill Sherry notes come from both the European and American oak casks. This is a great, chocolatey addition of a (teenage) no age statement release.

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    User Reviews of the Highland Park Dark Origins

    Overpriced

    I dont think this is a bad Whisky by any stretch but for the added price the 12 is a better buy and is just as good.

    10th February 2015

    marketing at its finest

    No age statement?! Why is this seeming to be the new trend in single malts, what theyre really doing is selling us young whisky thats been matured in ultra exclusive casks at a ridiculous price and not expect us to see taste the difference. ..shame of you guys!! This is marketing at its finest, tell us how old your stuff is and stop the mumbojumbo bs! Basically what theyre doing is over hyping a product that is too young and immature abd claiming it to be something it's not! No age statement. .no purchase!

    23rd January 2015

    Very nice but a bit overpriced

    I like the blend of peat, sweetness and smoke and loved the aftertaste which is a bit like sweet tobacco.

    I do think it is a wee overpriced but still recommend this product highly

    12th January 2015

    price hamstrings a decent bottle

    HP DO seems a bit heavier, peatier than the 12 and 18, and its taste is fine if a bit bitter, but a NAS £15 pricier than Uigeadail and not cask strength, and not as good? No deal. HP price policies in 2014 indicate a regrettable Macallanisation in process.

    29th December 2014

    I dont now

    Overprised youngster.
    Watery cocoa.
    Soft peat.
    But enjoyebal.

    22nd November 2014

    A great example of the future N/A statment whiskys

    Love this new Highland Park. Big hit of smoke on the first sip but smoothens out into beautifully sweet fruit with a lovely long finnish. If N/A statement whisky is the future for Highland Park (and most other popular distilleries) I'm all for it. For me, Macallan got it wrong, these guys have got it bang on.

    9th October 2014

    whiskyflaneur

    This reminded why i fell in love with the Highland Park 12 year old of old (1980's)all those years ago, sadly for me the 12yo does not scale the heights of old these days so this is a welcome addition to the HP range.A big, rich aromatic spiced mocha of a malt with the trademark earthy yet sweet peat smoke with a lick of heather honey. Some lovely balancing notes of fig jam on toasted brown bread,star anise & waxy orange. Will be buying a bottle of this for sure and highly recommended for lovers of sherry & smoke influenced whisky.9/10

    23rd September 2014

    Hardly illuminating.

    the big standard Highland Park is a pretty good bet. it's got a lot gookmg for it at a pretty good price. Dark Origins is a much harder bottle to praise. the price indicates it should be something special but unfortunately under inspection it's a pretty poor. it's got the usual HP flavour but the whole sherry thing just doesn't come through at the kind of level you'd expect. it's a nice drop but not £60 nice. The price and promise make me think there's far greater bottles for the same price or less. a bit thin, warming but ultimately lacking.

    20th September 2014

    Not sure about this one

    Not as smooth as the Highland Parks I am used to. Good peat and nice chew but a bit harsh even with a drop of water

    14th September 2014

    Liquorice!

    Mmm.. yummy, yummy liquorice. Really liked this one!

    17th August 2014

    @Rare?

    This bottling will form part of the core Highland Park offering, but it proved so popular at launch that everyone wanted to get their hands on it! More bottles have now come into stock and this will be a regular product on the site. --The Chaps at Master of Malt

    12th August 2014

    Rare?

    Is this a limited edition whisky, or will it be a staple in the HP range? I am shocked it is out of stock so soon.

    11th August 2014

    I love this one !

    Very nice Single Malt

    7th August 2014

    Lander

    Tried this at a tasting last night. Glorious dram! A couple of us were convinced it was a Bunnahabhain. Very surprised to hear it was a Highland Park. Lovely with lots going on! A yummy 9/10. (Although, it did split the room & wasn't to everyone's tastes).

    5th August 2014

    Dark story, light flavour

    I tried this at Dramboree last month - the story and packaging is great (as usual from Highland Park). I was expecting a dark, bold, rich whisky; however, I found it was a little watery and subdued. Nice, yes, but at £61 a bottle, I'd either spend a little more and go for the 18 year old or spend a lot less and go for the 12.

    5th August 2014

    @The Mymic

    Hello there! Yes, absolutely. The drams will be available on site later on this afternoon. --The Chaps at Master of Malt

    5th August 2014

    The Mymic

    Any chance of this being available in the drinks by the dram option?

    28th July 2014

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