Highland Park – 1962 35 Year Old John Goodwin Retirement (70cl, 50%)

This Highland Park was bottled to mark the retirement of company chairman John Goodwin. It was bottled at 35 years old, the length of time Goodwin spent with the company, at cask strength (50% ABV) in October 1997, two months before he retired. The label shows a G in place of the usual H. The nose is led by old leather, cigar humidor and nutmeg, then ginger, heather honey, cedar wood, Virginia tobacco, camphor and eucalyptus. The palate is spicy, with dried fruits, ginger, cinnamon, kumquats, liquorice, pistachios, figs, prunes and mirabelles, and the oak is clearly present. The finish is long and gingery, with yellow chartreuse and mirabelle eau-de-vie.