The 12, 15 and 18 year old are very good on their own, but when compared to the 25, 30 and 40 year old they are dull and lifeless in comparison. I need to emphasise that this post is about comparingthe different expressions. I did not know what I was tasting during the blind tasting, but after the whiskies were reveled it was clear that – in this case – age does matter. The density of the whisky’s character was the main difference between the ages (the HP 25, HP 30 and HP 40 were much more fragrant, while the others were dull and almost non-existent in comparison while their malty alcoholic content was amplified) a great example why some aged whiskies are well worth their price (they need to be tasted and compared with whiskies that you might think are great but which may, once tasted together with an aged whisky, seem very ordinary indeed).
When I flipped over the yellow post it note to see “HP30” written on it I was surprised because it seemed less “oaky” than the 25 year old. The 40 year old definitely smelled and tasted OLD, but it has moments of vibrancy that enlivened its seriously complex character. Second, the 25 Year Old struck me as more oak influenced than the 30 Year Old in the blind tastings, and in fact I guessed the 25 Year Old was the 30 Year Old but obviously I was dead wrong.
First, and most obvious, they are in perfect order in terms of age. I was surprised by this result for two main reasons.
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