2015 Cooper's Choice The Golden Cut Collection Highland Park 9 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Before bottling, this indie Highland Park was treated to a finish in a x-Malaga cask sourced from Southern Spain. These wines are usually sweet fortified dessert styles made using Pedro Ximenez or Moscatel grapes, so we'd expect the finish to contribute a honey sweetness to the gently smoky malt. The release of 342 bottles lands at 50% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

Other reviews... What type of Malaga are we dealing with? Very sweet PX or, on the contrary, bone dry as a truncheon blow, which we rather adore… Colour: deep gold. Nose: it is rich and it is rounded, this is sweet Malaga, all maple syrup and sultanas gone wild. The cask’s impact is significant, yet that does not mean it fails to work. It continues towards Cointreau further enriched with honey… With water: the honey takes flight and joins forces with lime blossom infusion. Mouth (neat): strictly identical to the nose, Cointreau, honey, candied oranges, raisins etc. etc. etc. With water: pretty herbal infusions and little earthy touches join in and increase the overall complexity. Finish: of medium length, a little less demonstrative, it settles down somewhat. Comments: rounded and ultimately all about softness. A lovely bottle, assuredly. 84 points - whiskyfun.com