.highland park - thor

52,1% abv, €150, single malt, non-chill filtered

Nose: sweet, vanilla, honey, floral, heather, violets, pear drops, fruit, apples, pears, mangos, fresh, citrus, lime juice, oranges, liquorice-root
Palate: sharp, spicy, red pepper, sweet, toffee, honey, citrus, oranges, lime
Finish: dry, medium long, wood tannines, sweet, honey, floral, heather
Mark: +++/++

Conclusion: With the wood contraption around the bottle she is an eye catcher in any whisky collection. Overall conclusion of the whisky is rather nice, although 23.000 bottles might just not be exclusive enough to trigger me into buying this over something older/ more exclusive in the same price-range. She can handle a splash of water, and with 52,1 I would certainly recommend it, to subdue the alcohol and reveal some extra flavours.

More info: 16yo, 23000 bottles, launched in January 2012, mainly American Oak casks with a splash of European oak ex-Sherry casks.

Highland Park about Thor on YouTube.

Sample provided by Highland Park and the Whisky Wire as part of the #HPSecretTT twitter tasting.