Highland Park Valfather

Name: Highland Park Valfather
Brand: Highland Park
SKU: 1023330
Rating: 7 (8 reviews)

(0.75l, 47%)

7/10 (8 votes)

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About

A dazzlingly flavorful and powerful Single Malt from Highland Park that’s peated and balanced.

Highland Park is the most northerly distillery in Scotland on the island of Orkney. Legend has it that it was founded by Whisky smuggler Magnus Eunson in the late 1700s and that he used his position as a church officer to conceal Whisky beneath the church pulpit. Don’t assume that “Highland Park” means their Whisky is made in the Highland style. In character, their spirit is closer to a midpoint between Lowland and Islay Single Malts. Perhaps the most famous Whiskey connoisseur of all time — journalist Michael Jackson — called Highland Park, “The greatest all-rounder in the world of Malt Whisky.”

Highland Park Valfather is the final release in the “Viking Legend” series. And it’s the most peated in the series as well and matured in refill casks which — according to the official statement — bring “a character as complex as Odin himself.” OK… but what you should care about is that this is a great example of Highland Park’s Single Malt craftsmanship with a strong, yet elegant flavor profile bottled at a dazzling 47% ABV. It’s powerful and peaty without running you down with shards of charcoal. And it stands out as a wholly different expression than what you might get from an Islay Spirit with more fruit and floral notes that balance the smoke wonderfully. Finally, there are no artificial colors or flavors, so we say it’s a solid winner… get some… right now by the gods!

Smartass corner:
“Valfather” refers to Odin — the chief deity of Norse mythology. The heaven-like after-life is famously known as “Valhalla,” which translates as “hall of the slain.” “Val-“ revers to those slain in noble battle. Thus, “Valfather” means “father to all who were slain in noble battle.”

Category

Scotch
Style

Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Region

Islands
Country

United Kingdom, Scotland
Alcohol

47%
Distillery

Highland Park Distillery
Age

NAS

Flavor Spiral™

About The Flavor Spiral

smoky

coriander

creamy vanilla

apricot

almonds

toffee

floral

caramel

fruit

What does Highland Park Valfather taste like?

The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Highland Park Valfather and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.

We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.

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Corner

Scotch Whisky is seldom aged in new barrels. Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey casks are usually used for maturation. In addition to that, Whisky is often matured or finished in various wine casks such as Sherry or Port.

Tasting Notes

Appearance / Color
Pale Gold

Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aromas reveal themselves in layers — first the smoke, then vanilla, then rich orchard fruits, and finally complex florals.

Flavor / Taste / Palate
The flavor profile is larger-than-life and delicately intertwined at the same time with elegant notes of smoked coriander, dried apricot, clotted cream, vanilla toffee, and Marcona almonds.

Finish
The finish is long, like a friendly traveling companion.