1991 Signatory Vintage 30th Anniversary Highland Park 27 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Signatory have been bringing out some big guns to celebrate their 30th Anniversary. Following a 25 year old Macallan comes this even older Highland Park, and the value for money is running hot! Near three decades old, cask strength and from a single sherry butt (No.15086) that yielded 545 bottles (compare prices to official distillery bottlings from multiple casks at lower ABV.) Note the glowing review from Malt Maniac, Serge Valentin below. Expect something quite special. One only.

Other reviews... Indeed, Signatory are 30! Amazing work throughout the decades, and some incredible celebratory bottlings. Granted, an HP 1991 is not something extremely rare, but they’ve also issued a new North Port and a new Ladyburn, imagine! Those two soon on WF… Colour: amber. Nose: you’d swear you’re nosing some proper old palo cortado at first, with some magnificent buttered walnuts as well as wee whiffs of natural rubber (hevea) and perhaps bicycle inner tube. It is reminiscent of sulphur, I would say, but that’s exactly the kind, and the amount of sulphur that represent an asset in this context. Some cigar tobacco too, raw chocolate, Bovril/Viandox… With water: more towards tyre repair kits and even more walnuts, both old and fresh. Mouth (neat): all in keeping with the nose, flavour for aroma. Chocolate, meat juice, liquorice, tar, Seville oranges, and some perfect bone-dry oxidative sherry. With water: it’s the meat that wins. Ham, more Bovril, mushroom and bacon soup, and always a lot of walnuts. I’m finding this extremely good, and very Jerezian. Finish: long, getting a tad dry and gingery now. Bitter oranges. Comments: utterly loved the meatiness in this one. A fleshy HP, shall we say. Happy 30th, Signatory Vintage! 52% Alc./Vol.
90 points - Serge Valentin, whiskyfun.com