1985 Silver Seal Whisky Company Highland Park 30 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

"Exemplary old HP, not such a peaty one but more towards fruits and spices ...The perfect every evening dram."

With the official distillery equivalent currently fetching upwards of $1400, this independent offering at cask strength seems like a no-brainer. Distilled in 1985 and bottled in 2015 at natural strength from an outturn of just 216 bottles. Exceptionally limited.

Other reviews... I’m very pleased to be able to try a whisky distilled in my birth year that should be better than ‘utterly average’. Colour: White wine. Nose: green fruits, lime zest, chalk, ink, lemon rind, olive oil, a vibrant waxiness and some beautifully nervous fruity notes of lemon drops, lychee and apricot. With a little time some very delicate medical notes of cough syrup and throat lozenges emerge. With water: gets leafier and fruitier with water. Some pine resin and a little lemon icing. Mouth: Lots of orange oils, herbal liqueurs, jasmine tea, green olives, yellow flowers, white pepper - a rainbow whisky! More cough medicine, more subtle waxiness and some mustard notes. Feels mature but also wonderfully lively and sprightly for its age. With water: gets drier now, veering more towards pastries, fresh breads and dried herbs. Some black olives in olive oil and rosemary. Really works beautifully with water. Finish: Long, lemony, mineral, savoury and full of little pin sharp notes of fruits and soft peppery spice notes. Comments: Exemplary old HP, not such a peaty one but more towards fruits and spices over all. The perfect every evening dram. I am delighted to inform you that I love it!
91 points - Serge Valentin, whiskyfun.com