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I like it a decent amount more then Valkyrie but it's still quite average compared to similar priced peated drams like Ardbeg 10, Lagavulin 8 and Laphroaig Quarter Cask. The palate dials up the roast pork a lot and applies some sweeter fruit and light nutty flavours as well which works okay. The nose is quite nice with salted fruits and sweet and savoury elements although the brine can be a bit overpowering over the more delicate flavours. It almost feels like Highland Park's take on Laphroaig, while it’s an interesting combination the sherry influence is very minimal here despite it being 'predominately' matured in sherry casks which I'd imagine are mostly 3rd or 4th fill.

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Taste: Roasted pork loin, apple sauce, vanilla, sea salt, sandalwood, brine, iodine, light plum, toffee, chestnutsįinish: Medium with smoky and spiced nuts and apple jam Highland Park Spirit of the Bear // Highland Park Wings of the Eagle New: Highland Park Valkyrie // Highland Park Full Volume // Benromach 1976 cask 2393 Posted in Highland Park and tagged 46.8, Highland Park, Orkney, valknut, viking legend.

Nose: Seaweed, brine, salty peat, vanilla, cocoa, apple, pear, caramel, lightly salted plums, woodspice Highland Park Valknut: Type: Single Malt: Abv: 45.8: Rating: 81/100 About Located in Kirkwall, Orkney, Highland Park is the most northerly whisky distillery in. This special release like Valkyrie is not chill-filtered or coloured and while I wasn't a huge fan of Valkyrie I'm hoping this Valknut will change my mind about Highland Park NAS releases (sans Dark Origins because that one was pretty good).Ĭask Type(s): Mostly Sherry Casks with some Ex-Bourbon

While I like learning about history, and enjoy the Vikings and Norse mythology to an extent, I couldn't care less to see it being pushed onto every bottle and every advertisement about Highland Park when most people just want to drink the darn whisky. It's called Valknut and is the second release of their Viking Legend series, the first being Valkyrie, which 'celebrates the rich Nordic ancestry on Orkney' and the word valknut, which means 'knot of those slain in battle,' is apparently an homage to the brave warriors that were marked with a symbol and sent on to Valhalla. While most of the core range has stood similar using the same juice and some higher ABV versions of their age stated malts have been seen in the travel retail market, there have been a number of NAS expressions such as Valkyrie and Full Volume that have crept onto the market very quickly and now we see yet another Highland Park NAS release which to be quite honest we have too many of at this point. So I haven't been a huge fan of the re-branding Highland Park have been partaking in for the past year and a bit. TASTE: Sweet, aromatic cloves join forced with tangy hints of aniseed.

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Thanks to /u/the_muskox for letting me try a dram of this whisky! NOSE: Toasted vanilla pods, cracked black pepper, oak shavings, aniseed, aromatic smoke.

Highland park valknut review