Scotch / Single malt Scotch

Highland Park 18

Name: Highland Park 18
Brand: Highland Park

Baked cherry, honeycomb and chocolate with orange zest and rounded aromatic smoke.

SweetnessTextureFresh fruit

43%ABV

18Age · years

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Highland Park 18 · reference

Bowmore 18 has more smoke.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeKey differenceLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

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Little smokeSmoke-led

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Bowmore 18Bowmore 18 has more smoke.Bowmore 15Bowmore 15 has less body and more smoke.The Glenlivet 18The Glenlivet 18 has less smoke.Bowmore 12Bowmore 12 has less body and more smoke.Bunnahabhain 18Bunnahabhain 18 has much more dried fruit and less smoke.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationSherry-seasoned European and American oak, plus refill casks

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

DistilleryHighland Park

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Highland Park · Highland Park 18 ↗ · producer
Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 80
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 30
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 20
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 65
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 5
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]