This one has a nice color to it, and the nose has honey, a touch of nail polish, toffee, floral, a touch of talcum powder ... overall it's light. The taste - I get sweet tobacco, pepper, that talcum powder again, and if I'm looking for it, some ash.
The finish brings the tobacco, some wood, some hot pepper, a touch of sour malt, maybe even a light hint of dill. This does have some heat that builds as well, but I think it's just from the spice - not the proof - I would guess the proof is 46% ABV... and this sure does seem like an unpeated Scotch.
Adding water, it's sweeter on the taste, more pepper on the finish, and the nose has more toffee. Overall, I would rated this a 3.75/5.0 ... it's good, nothing offensive, but also nothing overly great about it. I am enjoying it though. Tonight we were drinking ...
Highland Park Viking Honour, Single Malt Whisky, 43% ABV. Distilled by Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. This is generally considered peated - and I guess if I go hunting for it, I can find some peat, and I will say, the more I drink, the more the peat seems to be there. I have not had this one for a while, and was curious how it would do blind. At $59 a bottle - there are better things to buy, but this is still a solid whisky.
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