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Highland Park 1990 (Travel Retail)

Highland Park usually works with age statement whiskies, like their regular 12 and 18 year old whiskies. But some years ago they decided to release a line of vintage whiskies, specially created for travel retail. The vintages included (among others) 1998, 1994, 1973 and also one from 1990, which I’ll review today.

Highland Park 1990/2010 (40%, OB ‘Travel Retail’)

Nose : Very fresh and soft with light peat smoke and herbs. A subtle sweetness with sugar plums, honey and cotton candy make for a pleasant (albeit unspectacular) nose. Taste : Smooth with a more noticeable peat and smoke influence. A little spicy and bitter, but still elegant. Some tobacco, leather and granola, but also a sweeter side with dates and orange jam. Finish : Medium and smoky with a hint of rubber (sulphur) in the end.

A pleasant whisky with enough depth to stay interesting for a while. Interesting side note: I tasted this side by side with the Highland Park Odin , and actually preferred this one.

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Community tasting notes ( 2 ) avg score: 93.5 points.

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4/22/2014 - JerM wrote: 93 Points

(Ads&Geoff@Coolah) slightly deeper nose than the Leif Eriksson, more toffee, green grass and leafy herbs. Dry oak, tannin give some richness, with some spice and glycerol, "young", astringence. Finish is pleasant with apricots, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, with some coconut shavings.

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1/18/2012 - JerM wrote: 94 Points

(40%, distilled 1990, bottled 2010, sherry oak cask) Golden honey amber, nose of cedar wood, light blue smoke, hay and orange zest, along with the slightest hint of antiseptic. The taste is sweet, with an oily texture, before receeding and revealing nutty toasted almonds, nutmeg, honey and sweet spices. Fresh cut wildflowers and heather emerge with some water, along with some dried apricots and chinese preserved sourplum kernel. Minty freshness on the chocolatey finish with a sustained fine blue smoke, oak and cedar wood which lingers on and on and on. A fine, classy well-aged drop but keeping youthful!

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Highland Park 1990 Island Single Malt Whisky

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Vintage: 1990

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According to Highland Park, “A slight increase in the proportion of first-fill European oak sherry casks underlines the balance between sweetness and smoke”. “In essence, this expression is a bridge between 18 year old and 21 year old.”

They went on to tell us the light green tones on the packaging are intended to represent Orkney’s fertile farmland. One of four ‘vintage edition’ whiskies (1998, 1994, 1990 and 1973) Highland Park released in April 2010 aimed at the travel retail/duty free market. The differences between the vintages lie in the extent to which first-fill or refill European and American sherry oak casks have been used. The design on the front of the oak gift box draws on Orkney’s Norse heritage and complex woodcarvings in the characteristic ‘gripping beast’ style seen on the Oseberg ship, the oldest and most beautiful vessel of the Viking age.

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Sampled on 16/06/2010

Appearance:

Golden with coppery tones.

Nose of newbuck leather with orange zest, honeycomb and green pine tree after rain, nutmeg with a touch of cloves and hints of quince and cumquat fruit.

Lightly smoked, spicy, citrussy palate with fresh buttered pastry and a sweet heather honey notes.

Aftertaste:

Smoky, sappy wood finish.

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Color Old gold Nose Very fresh and soft with light peat smoke and herbs. A subtle sweetness with sugar plums, honey and cotton candy make for a pleasant (albeit unspectacular) nose. Taste Smooth with a more noticeable peat and smoke influence. A little spicy and bitter, but still elegant. Some tobacco, leather and granola, but also a sweeter side with dates and orange jam. Finish Medium and smoke with a hint of rubber (sulphur) in the end. Comments A pleasant whisky with enough depth to stay interesting for a while.

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Highland Park 1990 Vintage for Travel Retail

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Find Chicken Boy

To get a selfie with this bizarre 22-foot Highland Park character, you'll look up to the rooftops on Figueroa, cross the street, and angle the camera just right. Chicken Boy, a Muffler Man with a poultry head and bucket, started his life atop a chicken shack in downtown un the 1960s.

Housed in the restored 1925 station, the Los Angeles Police Museum tracks the influential and often controversial history of the LAPD from its origin in 1869. That’s 150 years of uniforms, cars, weapons, and of course, famous cases. 

Options for feasting in HP are as diverse as its residents. Checker Hall meets all your Mediterranean needs (don’t skip the labneh or cauliflower app!) while Joy slings Taiwanese favorites like dan-dan noodles, sesame scallion bread, and milk tea. Parsnip serves a play on Romanian comfort food. Get Peruvian at Rosty , pizza at Triple Beam , Spanish at Otoño , breakfast burritos at HomeState, vegetarian at Kitchen Mouse , seasonal American at Hippo , comfort pub grub at Greyhound Bar & Grill , vegan German at Hinterhof , and dumplings at Mason’s . And given the district’s history, as you’d expect, there's no shortage of tasty authentic Mexican from food trucks and restaurants like El Huarache Azteca , Metro Balderas, or La Fuente. Get a sugar high at Mr. Holmes Bakeshop (home of the cruffin) or Donut Friend , which features a pastry filled with peanut butter, jam, and sriracha.

Pouring one on is an ages-old Highland Park hobby, but there’s nothing tired about these watering holes. Sonny’s Hideaway is a dark but welcoming lounge serving pro-layered concoctions and classics alongside lasagna cups and flatbreads. They recently introduced Tiki Tuesdays and Homo Happy Hour on Thursdays. Music, highballs, and three-ingredient tipples make the people come together at Gold Line, a bar from DJ/producer Peanut Butter Wolf whose record label is upstairs. The Hermosillo , a former club with a reputation for trouble, now has a respectable inventory of 16 craft beers on tap and 30 wines by the glass. Behind Café Birdie, the brick-walled Good Housekeeping took its name from a fading ad on the exterior wall. The Offbeat is another dark spot with leather banquettes and stiff drinks, but they also have karaoke and free taco nights. Block Party , on the other hand, is a bright beer and wine garden with frozen Aperol spritzes and summer sangria, games, and bring your own food policy.

If you are looking for a caffeine fix instead, hit up Go Get Em Tiger (where you can also attend a cupping in English and Spanish), Civil Coffee (also serves excellent brunch), Tierra Mia Coffee (Latin-inspired), and Kindness & Mischief Coffee . 

Tropical Juice is a locally owned healthy alternative selling fresh-squeezed juices, ice-blended shakes, and Latin-flavored specialty sips like the Vampiro and Ixtapa.

Everything old is new again at vintage shops like Stash on York (open during events or by appointment), bohemian Honeywood , Charlie Roquette (clothing and shoes), and Sunbeam Vintage (retro and new furniture and decor). The beat goes on at record stores like Gimme Gimme Records and Permanent Records . A few stores even sell both secondhand fashions and vinyl, including Avalon Vintage and The Bearded Beagle . 

Indie bookstores still exist. Owl Bureau is housed in the former Owl Drugs pharmacy and Book Show , a circus-themed spot offering new and used books, also throws craft nights and readings.

Pick up crystals, candles, and all things mystical at House of Intuition . Mi Vida carries art, clothing, accessories, and gifts that celebrate the Chicana lifestyle and queen Frida. Bulk herbs and fresh tea can be found at Wild Terra.

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