Highland Park's 21-Year-Old 2023 Release is a fine example of the rewards delivered by a long and unhurried maturation, and by the marriage of exceptional casks. For this release, a total of 36 ex-bourbon hogsheads, first-fill sherry seasoned European and American oak casks, and ex-Rioja casks, all laid down between 1998 and 2001, were hand-selected by their Master Whisky Maker, Gordon Motion.

Enticingly sweet and spicy, it opens with delicious aromas of tropical fruits, toasted almonds, freshly grated nutmeg, and floral peat smoke. Complex and finely balanced layers of flavor follow in a wild harmony of lemon zest and aromatic fenugreek, apples caramelised in honey and cinnamon, and a dusting of cedar-smoked sweet paprika. You’ll discover woody spices lingering at the finish, with just a hint of citrus oil in the heather-rich peat smoke.