Highland Park Leif Eriksson Global Travel Retail Exclusive Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2010) 70cl A rare edition for travel retail by way of Leif Eriksson from Highland Park. A incredibly good whisky which was launched in March 2010 for the travel retail market, Highland Park Leif Eriksson was released to celebrate the first European to reach America over a thousand years ago. They make this whisky in bourbon and American oak sherry casks and the results are delicious. The single malt was matured in American oak casks, both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry in recognition of Leif Eriksson, a pioneering Viking explorer, as the first European man to set foot on American soil. Tasting Notes Nose Spicy and sweet, floral, perfumed and malty, vanilla fudge and oak. Applewood and chocolate orange. Palate Vanilla and nectarine, juicy fruit, popcorn and heather, a ting of gentle woodsmoke. Finish Demerara rum, nutmeg and spices, a touch of coffee and gentle woodsmoke.