Spirit of the Bear is part of a trio of Travel Retail market releases from Highland Park in 2018. This is a no-age-statement single malt that was matured in sherry seasoned American oak casks, and bottled at 40% ABV. We assume that the bear-based spirit which the name refers to is that of the strong, noble type that Vikings saw in the creature, rather than the picnic basket stealing and fedora hat wearing spirit we know bears for today.
Peat is up-front, though swiftly moves on to brioche dipped in coffee and fresh honey.
Orange peel and stem ginger. Still enjoyably smoky, though now with hints of floral barley in tow.
Sandalwood and vanilla-y malt.
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Just Perfect !
My first HP whisky, very good impression of entry-level NAS. It is silly to expect much more complexity and lays of flavors from entry-level whisky of any distillery, especially if priced at DUTY FREE less then 40 EUR /1 liter bottle. Perfect balance of good quality and price, however, in my opinion can be a bit more smoke in it, as it called "SMOKY & BOLD" and I like Islay whiskies a lot. Definitely want to try another HP, probably 10 or 12 yo to start ;)
As others have said it does not come packed with any surprises. However it is a great whisky that is easy to drink and easy to like. I would recommend it to someone curious about peaty whisky since this bottle lack the punch of peat you get from your laphroaig or ardbeg.
nothing stood out about it, plenty other options for better value
Great taste, lingering on the palate, highly recommend.
