Macbeth Act 2 Highland Park 18 Year

Tasting Notes

Dave Broom's Tasting Note

"The fine-boned youth stands, frame fuzzed by heather pollen. Sword gripped, intent clear. His is a life of potential, of a sweet summer only just beginning. He should not be here, this sacrificial prince."

89pts Whisky Fun

"For us French, Shakespeare tends to stop at ‘To be or not to be’ and an old sketch by Rowan Atkinson. It was high time we broadened our culture, thanks to the good care of Elixir Distillers. Colour: pale gold. Nose: strong presence of wet plaster and beach sand to begin with, before it moves towards new jumper and mint tea with pine nuts. It then becomes more medicinal and remains rather distant from the official bottlings, generally more marked by sherry. With water: it remains very mineral but there are amusing little notes of pastis or ouzo that come along and join in. Mouth (neat): powerful, peaty, oily, very different from the nose but, naturally, some points of contact remain, such as that wet chalk and green tea. It carries on with liquorice wood with a slight peppery edge and very dry old Madeira (Sercial from Blandy’s). With water: bitter citrus zests come rushing in and the whole becomes more bitter and peppery. Finish: long, always bitter, with a drop of Spanish olive oil, peppery and herbal. May we recommend that from Clos Mogador, in Priorat? Their wines too, of course. Comments: this is a dry HP that leans a little towards young BN, even Ledaig in certain respects. Excellent, of course. SGP:363 - 89 points."