It's Robert Burns Day, so it's necessary to make a salute. And on Bobby Burns Day, the salute is of necessity Scotch Whisky!
When a special Scotch Whisky salute is called for, the best to lift in your glass is Highland Park 18yo Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
This lovely dram from the cold and stormy Orkney Islands on the northern edge of Scotland is, quite simply, one of the best single malts available. When you're talking about "affordable luxuries", this should be one you're thinking of.
Mind you, the Highland Park 12yo is a damned good whisky, it's the standard that's often referred to as the best possible "go to" whisky for someone who wants to understand the manifold beauties of Scotch single malt whisky.
But the 18yo is one of those rarities you have to treasure: it is perfectly balanced in all its elements, seamless in its glory, magnificent in its aromatic complexity, and sublime in its taste. The rich maltiness, the just-the-right-amount of peat smoke, the hint of sturdy sea breezes, the caramel and toast, the warm, rich treacly glide down the throat to warm your body and caress your soul---that's what Highland Park 18yo is.
So, lifting the glass of Highland Park 18, I say, To Bobby Burns, of the silver tongue and the wicked, wicked mind...To the man who made the whole world wish they were Scot, if only for a day...Here's to you!
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