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00Q4 – HIGHLAND PARK 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Cyclone
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Inconsistent, pine-ish
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Basic touch of walnut
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Layered
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Bell curve
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Vanishing
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(During blind tasting) Intensity as a function of time.
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
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Irving
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Light chestnut brown.
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Light, soapy. That’s it!
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Fruity, sweet, soft.
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Gone, evaporates quickly.
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(During blind tasting) Unengaging nose, complex fruit. Disappears quickly to an unfulfilling sip.
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
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Tao
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Halle Berry
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Light nose
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Portia DiRossi
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Caramel
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Hardly any – goes away
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(During blind tasting) No peat. good balance. Lowland perhaps.
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
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Ville
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Woodish nut, chestnut brown
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Light, soapy – yearn for more
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Medium
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Soft
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Mellow to softened after taste
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
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12Q3 – HIGHLAND PARK 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Bop
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Sweet and fruity without any tang
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Nice light smoke and light sweetness
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Well designed and respectful of the drinker
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Better than I remember. I’ll have to give this another look.
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12Q3-Hoopie
September 15th, 2012 |
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Lakeview
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Auburn
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Canteloupe
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Blake Lively
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Perfect balance of sweet and smoke
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Smooth as silk
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Great but no 18
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12Q3-Hoopie
September 15th, 2012 |
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09Q2 – HIGHLAND PARK 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Bop
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Oily
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Oily
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Wispy
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Sort of like a Campbeltown I thought
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09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
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Lakeview
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Risk loving
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Oily
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I would drink again
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09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
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Ville
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Medium
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Silky
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Ok not weak not firm
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had a cold. could not smell.
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09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
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15Q2 – HIGHLAND PARK 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Bop
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Bananas Foster
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Rich
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Enveloping and comforting
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Nose is interesting – finish is the best part
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15Q2-Hoopie
May 16th, 2015 |
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Lakeview
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Amber
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Smoked vanilla
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Pink
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Tangy – almost too acidic for me – pepper but tastes full
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Brings it back to good – best part
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I love HP generally, the 15 is a go to at a tavern.
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15Q2-Hoopie
May 16th, 2015 |
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12Q2 – HIGHLAND PARK 16 Hammer of Thor [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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17Q4 – HIGHLAND PARK 18 Viking Pride [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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B Funk
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Light, a bit sweet
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Vanilla
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Pepper, interesting pop at the end
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Badger
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Floral crushed bell flowers. Sweet.
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Apple juice
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Soft, approachable. Chemical burn. Cologne
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Pepper. A little harsh and hot. Sour. Not what I was thinking
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Balgam
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Not a great nose
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Sharp than diminishes
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Peppery. Water opens it up more
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Spicy finish
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Not a good 1st for me
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Bass
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Floral caramel
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Oily
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Spices
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Licorice. Hot and spicy pepper
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Nose is better than rest
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Bluff
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Sherry nose smoky
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Pepper, salt, toasted toffee
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Long, warm
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Bop
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Light. Not the focus. A tough floral.
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Bi-level. Seasoned roast: poultry
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Spicy mature
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Hoopie
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Springlike. Floral.
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Savory and builds toward the peppery
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Cinnamon. Spicy.
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Lakeview
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Sherry Amaretto Caramel
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ScarJo
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Pepper
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Warm layers
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Gets better with pull each time
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Rambler
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Sweet floral
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pepper
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spicy pepper
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Randall
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Spicy hot
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Tao
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Light green
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Medium. Megan Markle
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Honey sweet
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Cayenne squash
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Very nice
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Ville
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Faint smoke
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Smooth
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Peppery. Medium length.
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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03Q4 – HIGHLAND PARK 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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04Q1 – HIGHLAND PARK 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Bluff
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Grassy, oak/woody
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Medium to Full
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Rich, sweet on the tongue
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Relatively quick finish, sweetness
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
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Bop
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Light and airy
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Refined
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Relaxed – refined
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Subtle; comforting
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Terrific sipping scotch
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
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Cyclone
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Salty, nutty, mild non-obtrusive, light
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Salty, light, grassy
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Quick but relevant
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
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Lakeview
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Nutmeg
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Honey
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Really smooth => quick
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
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Tao
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Light
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Peppery – honey
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Hot
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
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Ville
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Medium
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Smooth, light
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Quick, sweet
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
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08Q1 – HIGHLAND PARK 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Bluff
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Not as strong as the glenmorangie 18
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Iodine and slight pepper. honey, oak, whiff of smoke. Toffee some citrus.
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Soft and comforting
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08Q1-Lakeview
February 16th, 2008 |
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Bop
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Inviting
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Smoky – lightning. Salty (2-4 ppm phenol)
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King of single malts
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08Q1-Lakeview
February 16th, 2008 |
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13Q1 – HIGHLAND PARK 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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15Q2 – HIGHLAND PARK 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Bop
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What a single malt is supposed to smell like.
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Sophia Loren
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Greatness in a glass
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Long one of the world’s spirit. The Rose Bowl of single malts. Very old school and that will never change.
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15Q2-Hoopie
May 16th, 2015 |
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Hoopie
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Jennifer Anniston @ Michigan ave ralph lauren
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Its the old money dram.
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15Q2-Hoopie
May 16th, 2015 |
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Lakeview
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Golden Brown
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Black cherry
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BD
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From a honey, oily beginning to a spicy tart end
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Wonderful
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This legendary scotch expression, once again, delivers.. Although it is showing its maturity,
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15Q2-Hoopie
May 16th, 2015 |
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18Q4 – HIGHLAND PARK 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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13Q1 – HIGHLAND PARK 20 Sherry Cask [Signatory bottling at Standard Strength] |
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20Q1 – HIGHLAND PARK 20 The Un-Chillfiltered [Signatory bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Tao
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Not aggressive. Very honey like.
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Exactly what you’d expect from an HP 18.
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Just a tad hot with cinnamon / nutmeg.
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Cut it but didnt change a lot. Nothing exceptional but very smooth.
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20Q1-Bluff
April 11th, 2020 |
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07Q1 – HIGHLAND PARK 22 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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02Q1 – HIGHLAND PARK 25 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name
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Color
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Nose
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Body
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Palate
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Finish
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Comments
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Meeting
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Bluff
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Bronze
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Toffee notes, estery, maple syrup
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Medium to full
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Saline and complex, sharp, Uncharacteristic of Hig
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Dry and smooth – very memorable
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I loved this, Great sipping scotch, I can hang with this one!
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02Q1-Bop
March 23rd, 2002 |
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Bop
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Dark, mysterious
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Wow! Wow! Rich, buttery, creamy, lathery
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Sharp, iodine. I like strong palattes
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Hot, filling. This is a renaissance scotch.
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The Orkney Islands (70 Islands) rarely experience snow or frost
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02Q1-Bop
March 23rd, 2002 |
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Centennial
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Bronze
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burning
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Full Vacbeta?(Can’t read)
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moses’s burning bush, firey
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Not mellow
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02Q1-Bop
March 23rd, 2002 |
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Cyclone
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Coca Cola, light brown
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Eggnog french toast, excellent, little peat
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Consistent, mature, Heidi Klum
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Spicy, sharp, multidimentional, sour, bitter, swee
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Lingering, complex
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Ledaig 15 is better I’m not as Brother Bop says “A strong palatte guy”
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02Q1-Bop
March 23rd, 2002 |
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Irving
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Rich red/brown
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Initially heavy soap. A little H20 tames it.
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Rich, soapy
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Mouthful of ripe berries.
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Still rich. Heavy in the nose.
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“Challenging”
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02Q1-Bop
March 23rd, 2002 |
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Lakeview
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Amber
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Fruity peach, caramel rich
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Salty! Iodine, Hot!
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Smooth
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I need to step up my game. A must for my collection!
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02Q1-Bop
March 23rd, 2002 |
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Tao
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Golden
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Phenols – Slight salt, iodine
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Sharp – Pink (the singer)
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Vanilla – peppery
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Long, hot
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02Q1-Bop
March 23rd, 2002 |
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Ville
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Wood
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Citrus
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Filling, complete
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Creamy
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Heavy – challenging
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02Q1-Bop
March 23rd, 2002 |