Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18-year-old PST

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

WB 86.5 84 оценок 48.5 %vol 18 лет

Peated магазин

Бочки созревания/финиша

Выдержка Peated, Refill · магазин (tbd_products.cask)

Магазинов с предложением: 3 · предложений: 3 · в наличии: 1 · цена: от 63.38 € до 74.90 €

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Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18-year-old PST — независимый розлив Highland Park с оценками в основном в диапазоне 84–90. Отзывы сходятся на мягком дымном/минеральном профиле с мёдом, цитрусом и солёными нотами, хотя часть отмечает ограниченную сложность и «недостаточную 18-летность».

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В отзывах виски описывается как чистый, довольно прямолинейный хайлендский профиль с бурбоновой бочкой: ваниль, ячмень, воск, спелые фрукты (персик, яблоко, груша, апельсин), солёные фруктовые ноты и лёгкий дым. Нос часто называют мягким и сладким, с медовыми, цитрусовыми и травянистыми оттенками; во вкусе — хизер-мёд, карамель, солод, минеральность, соль и сдержанный дым, иногда с пряной или слегка алкогольной остротой. Финиш описывают как средний, солёный, с сухим дымом, табаком и минеральными нотами. Крепость около 48,5% оценивается положительно, в том числе как удачный баланс между старыми слабоалкогольными и молодыми cask strength виски. При этом несколько отзывов указывают на ограниченную сложность: отмечают, что 18 лет ощущаются не полностью, бочка кажется неактивной, цвет очень бледный, а вкус местами плоский или слишком пряный. Цена (около £58–70) неоднократно называется очень выгодной для 18-летнего односолодового виски, хотя один отзыв прямо говорит, что повторно покупать не стал бы. Общий тон — скорее положительный, с оговорками о простоте и невысокой интенсивности дыма.

собрано 12/29 текстовых отзывов · полный lossless-снимок WB · 2026-09-23T01:24:55Z · источник evidence

Jespersen8 Expert Senior 88 14 nov 2025 12:20 pm

нос 87 · вкус 89 · финиш 87

Dris Connoisseur 87 31 dec 2025 1:35 am

Thompson Bros. Tasting by NN, 05Dec2025: TB/BSW 6yo PST https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/276810/blended-scotch-whisky-06-year-old-pst 86- Blair Athol 14yo PST 2010 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/252300/blair-athol-2010-pst 87- Highland Single Malt 18yo PST (Highland Park) https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/280965/highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-18-year-old-pst 87- Glentauchers 18yo PST 2006 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/264435/glentauchers-2006-pst 86- Speyside Dist. 29yo PST 1995 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/266977/speyside-distillery-1995-pst 88+ Ardmore 25yo PST 1998/1999 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/264866/ardmore-25-year-old-pst 89- Blended Scotch 38yo PST 1986 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/260790/blended-scotch-whisky-1986-pst 87-

MarcinSmm Connoisseur 87 17 apr 2026 12:13 pm

нос 86 · вкус 88 · финиш 87

JohnWhisky Expert Senior 85 21 jan 2026 8:20 pm

MaltVader Connoisseur 87 17 apr 2026 12:13 pm

нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 87

TimkoT Connoisseur 85 14 aug 2026 7:42 pm

нос 86 · вкус 85 · финиш 85

TimkoT Connoisseur 85 16 dec 2025 9:13 am

нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 86

kbs26 Connoisseur 87 17 apr 2026 10:54 pm

нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 86

drink_tony Expert Senior 84 09 aug 2026 5:47 pm

Secret Highland 18yo by Thompson bro. ABV: 48.5% Cask: Bourbon cask Tasting notes: Highland grass. Score: 84 [Recommend to try]

gaboruso Connoisseur 86 09 dec 2025 8:13 pm

нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 86

lbl Expert Junior 87 25 mar 2026 6:45 pm

mrecho7 Expert Senior 87 17 apr 2026 12:12 pm

нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 87

Jour.Ray Expert Senior — 06 aug 2025 7:36 am

Official tasting notes: Nose: A beautiful peated spirit, gently aged for 18 years in refill wood – perfect! Charred Hazelnuts, dusty peated malt/grist, Burnt sage, rosemary, oily fishing ropes, tar and creels. Crushed seashells and heather smoke. Touches of fruits – quince and apple peel. Palate: At 48.5% it delivers! Very powerful with sharp citrus, heather honey, stewed apples, minerality – salt and wet slate. Some smoked ham, anchovies and capers in brine. Malty, Salty and moreish. Finish: salty peanut brittle, the peat stays – and is powerful—quite earthy and robust – with lingering cigar smoke.

Jonaslindh Member Senior 84 09 dec 2025 9:25 pm

Nose: almost waxy, warm, fanta? Orange, grape, a bit of grass, herbs, it smells familiar, Palette: light and fast-flowing, fresh arrival, salt, minerals, slight dryness.

VEF206 Connoisseur 85 03 mar 2026 12:19 am

нос 84 · вкус 85 · финиш 85

atrixo Member Junior 87 26 aug 2025 5:56 pm

Full disclosure, I'm a big Highland Park fan especially and almost exclusively independent bottlings. 48.5% is also a bonus. Nose: whiff of cold hearth smoke, caramel, fruity, orange, apples, pears Taste: Globs of heather honey, caramel, apple, pears Finish: squeeze of orange juice, salt, touch of dry smoke. With water more of a mineral note on the finish. Very good.

JoshNRW Connoisseur 88 28 mar 2026 5:17 am

This whisky is not easy to rate. 18-year-old (rather worn-out) barrels and at least 48.5% alcohol by volume. At around 70 euros, given these specifications, it's a steal. Aromatically, the whisky has no off-notes; on the contrary. It's a fine and clean, somewhat harsh Highland profile with aromas from the bourbon cask, vanilla, barley, a touch of wax, rich fruit (peach aroma), and salty fruit notes. However, there are hardly any smoky aromas (with a little water and imagination, you can detect quenched ash). At the same time, there is a dry, slightly herbal note in the mid-palate. The flavor profile is fine. But you shouldn't expect too much. The 18 years of age aren't fully reflected, and the complexity is limited or nonexistent. The mineral bourbon barrel aromas are good and clean. I might even buy another bottle for 70 euros.

нос · вкус · финиш

Нос	88	88,5
Вкус	87	On the palate, it's a bit too alcoholic and spicy. He can't tolerate much water, but I would add two or three drops.
Финиш	88	87.5 Dry and hay. Medium-length exit.

Benco37 Expert Senior 88 24 may 2026 6:41 pm

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SingleMaltRussell Expert Senior 85 11 nov 2025 1:43 pm

Before trying it, I’d heard this Highland Park is not particularly “Parky”, and I’d have to agree. I didn’t locate much in the way of solid identifiers, but I liked this. It’s fairly straightforward, with its juicy, citric cereal bordering on tropicality and the sparkler-sizzle of just-tamed spicy oak, although I’d stop short from calling it basic. Between the herbs, salt and understated smoke, there is enough going on to take time appreciating, but it goes down dangerously easy. The ABV of 48.6% is just about spot on, as the heat in the tail was probably a little too unruly before some judicious dilution under the watchful eyes of the Thompson bros. I paid £58.50 for it at a Jeroboams wine shop tasting, but even without the 10% off RRP they were offering on the night, that’s a ridiculously good price for a nicely presented 18 year old single malt, let alone a Highland Park. A sign of the times, maybe? Speaking of tastings, I’ve brought this bottle travelling around with me and it seems to slot into pretty much any lineup. I found it to be a perfect bridge between older, lower ABV drams and younger, cask strength whiskies.

нос · вкус · финиш

Нос	87	Clean and sweet, chalky mint bonbons and candy-stick cigarettes turn into pale honey and crusty white bread just as the fruit touches down adding pineapple chunks, sliced peach, and tangerine segments. It turns a little buttery, becoming Tarte au Citron and trails off with distant honeysuckle, mild wet leaves, and faded, faint, dry wood smoke
Вкус	86	Medium-bodied, almost syrupy cornflake malt tinged with orange and lemon barley sugars, and some of that fruit from the nose: mostly white peach and pineapple (more crystallised now), with some green herbs and building hot honey mustard
Финиш	83	A little spicy spicy, but the white pepper and chilli flakes settle to a pleasant numbing tingle, fading to leave sweet lime, saline minerals, softly bitter peppermint leaf and powdery white ash

Rainbowsquirrel Newbie 80 21 jan 2026 9:00 pm

DerDennis! Specialist 86 09 mar 2026 8:58 pm

нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85

Tordeaux Connoisseur 87 09 dec 2025 6:50 pm

нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87

josch753 Newbie 90 13 dec 2025 1:48 pm

perfect medium old Highland Park, with all its heathery honey trademark you would ask for. exceptional oldschool honesty, in terms of flavour complexity reached through quality distillate and time, unusual in today´s tech- & wood-driven landscape (usually resulting in far simpler / narrower and sweeter taste). strong 90 (could well be 91)!

coldbear Expert Senior 86 15 jan 2026 8:00 am

нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 85

BenBromach Newbie 80 10 sep 2025 6:24 pm

I picked this up for £59, which is remarkable value for money for an 18 year old single malt in today's market. That said, I'm not massively impressed by the first couple of pours from my bottle. Tasting it blind I would never have guessed it's age, there remains some youthful characteristics here which I imagine has something to do with a fairly inactive cask (also given away by the extremely pale straw colour, even after 18 years). It lacks many of the usual tell tale notes which a malt of this age would normally have. I'm hoping after a few weeks with the bottle level reduced slightly, that maybe some softening will happen and this whisky might develop a little more complexity. Overall I do not feel ripped off for the money I spent. This is a good quality whisky and is delivered with craft presentation. Despite the price, I may have expected too much in terms of quality of cask maturation etc. I'll continue to sip this through the autumn and winter, and will be keen to offer a dram to my Highland Park enthusiast friends.

нос · вкус · финиш

Нос	78	Light peat, some youthful spirit notes, slight alcohol burn (unexpected in an 18 year old, but given it's over 48% I'm happy to overlook this, I'd rather a little alcohol prickle than a watered down bottle), slightly earthy, menthol / mint.
Вкус	80	Much the same as the nose - light peat at the forefront, mixed with the menthol / mint notes. Slight mineral taste. A little bit of a kind of wet cardboard spirity note.
Финиш	82	Probably the best part of the experience. Medium to long finish where the peat slowly subsides and gives way to some oak, which is the first time any wood notes were obvious to me in tasting and nosing this dram.

Krzysztof_Krauza Expert Senior 86 27 dec 2025 4:20 pm

86.5 points - A drinkable option, without delving into the depths of flavors and aromas. For an 18-year-old, it's not a bad drink : ) It's not a bad product... the price/quality is good. It's a daily drink. Drinkable, etc. Would I buy it again: no. The taste is a bit too flat, as if you'd filtered it through a filter. Besides, this particular product doesn't benefit from having an open bottle for several days.

нос · вкус · финиш

Нос	86	Delicate, orchard fruit, caramel, delicate oranges... the smell is a bit like an old wooden cottage... the fireplace, if there was one, has gone out: ).
Вкус	87	Delicate as a nose, smooth, heather honey, malt, vanilla, apples and pears, salt... all in a very delicate smoke.
Финиш	86	Finish: short/medium, slightly marine, warm tobacco, mild honey mustard.

whisky_alphabet Connoisseur 87 17 apr 2026 12:12 pm

нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 87

MaltAgenda Expert Senior 87 25 feb 2026 7:04 pm

Tasted at the London Whisky Show

Dram_Whisky Connoisseur 87 17 apr 2026 12:29 pm

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Бутылка	Цена	WB рейтинг	Регион / дистиллерия	Скидка	WA медиана	vs WA	Fair€	vs fair	Маркет WB	vs маркет	Наличие	Тип / объём	Магазин	WB связь
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18-year-old PST 48.5% ABV Peated магазин 70 cl	63.38 €	WB 86.5 84 оц. собр. 83/83	—Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky	—	—	—	105.00 €	+39.6%	73.90 €	+14.2%	нет в наличии снят с продажи	whisky70 cl	Thompson Bros Distillers	WB #280965 не подтверждено (не exact)
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18-year-old PST 48.5% ABV PX магазин 70 cl	74.90 €	WB 86.5 84 оц. собр. 83/83	—Thompson Bros.	—	—	—	105.00 €	+28.7%	73.90 €	-1.4%	нет в наличии	single malt whisky70 cl	DeliaWhisky	WB #280965 не подтверждено (не exact)
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18-year-old PST 48.5% ABV 70 cl	74.90 €	WB 86.5 84 оц. собр. 83/83	—Highland	—	—	—	105.00 €	+28.7%	73.90 €	-1.4%	в наличии склад: 3	—70 cl	Fine-Whisky	WB #280965 не подтверждено (не exact)