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Whisky Review: House of Hazelwood The Hazelwood Highlander 33 Year Old Legacy Collection

OVERALL RATING

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Tasting Notes

About:

A blended scotch combining grain and malt whiskies from across the Highlands region, matured in American white oak barrels.


Appearance:
Pale honey
Nose:
Buttery and pillowy. Whipped vanilla cream inside a millefeuille with glazed sliced apple. Oat flour and Crunch Cream biscuits. Pear juice, heather honey on fresh brown bread, creamy hazelnuts, and apricot. A hint of wax crayon and an early touch of astringency that fades.
Palate:
More mouthcoating than expected. Oatcakes and English muffins. Hints of ground ginger. The honey turns to golden syrup with demerara sugar and hints of milk chocolate-coated toffees. Apricot jam, baked red apple, and pear drops.
Finish:
It lingers long with notes of floury cake batter, golden syrup and apple peel.
Comments:
This has a lovely weight and oiliness, with the malt and grain notes playing together harmoniously. It has retained a delicious sweetness through its aging.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Beth Whymark

Beth is a freelance spirits journalist, taster and presenter. She entered the world of spirits in 2020 after joining Paragraph Publishing, the company behind Whisky Magazine and the World Whiskies Awards. She was editor of Whisky Magazine from September 2022 to July 2024 and served as one of the publication's tasters. Following a stint in content marketing for Scotch whisky brands, she now writes about and tastes whiskeys from around the world, contributing to The Whiskey Wash among other drinks titles.

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