Highland Park 18 Year Old 1995 Old Malt Cask

Highland Park 18 Year Old 1995 Vintage Orcadian Island single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead #10586 bottled June 2014 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Old Malt Cask series. 221 bottles. Highland Park Highland Park Distillery is the most northerly malt whisky distillery in Scotland  and the closest Scottish distillery to the Arctic Circle. Highland Park was established in 1798 and is one of the few Scottish distilleries which continues to malt barley on its own traditional malting floors and to use locally cut peat from Hobbister Moor in its malt kiln. The distillery visitor centre welcomes visitors and offers distillery tours. Nose: Sweet apple sauce with marzipan, vanilla and red berries.
Palate: Honey, marzipan icing, and vanilla custard powder. Some pepperiness.
Finish: Long and dry, with a touch of oak.