{"id":1137,"date":"2013-09-19T18:48:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T23:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2013-09-27T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T20:34:00","slug":"highland-park-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/highland-park-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Highland Park Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1138\" alt=\"Loki\" src=\"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Loki.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Loki.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Loki-72x100.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night, I attended the Highland Park tasting event at Trinity Hall Irish Pub in Dallas. \u00a0These Trinity Hall events organized by Marius Donnelly continue to be great in every aspect: well organized, well attended, excellent selections and a lot of fun with people who are serious about whisky. \u00a0Here&#8217;s the lineup from last night:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Black Grouse &#8211; $28<\/li>\n<li>Highland Park 12 Year Old &#8211; $40<\/li>\n<li>Highland Park 15 Year Old &#8211; $56<\/li>\n<li>Highland Park 18 Year Old &#8211; $110<\/li>\n<li>Highland Park 25 Year Old &#8211; $300<\/li>\n<li>Highland Park 30 Year Old &#8211; $430<\/li>\n<li>Highland Park Loki &#8211; $220\n<ul>\n<li>15 Year Old Limited Edition from their Valhalla Collection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best pour of the night was the 30 Year Old, followed by Loki and the 25 Year Old. \u00a0Also, worth noting is that the 12 Year Old is quite good for the price and both the 15 and 18 Year Old are not good at all&#8230; even The Black Grouse was more enjoyable than these. \u00a0As a bonus, I came away with a Highland Park ball cap and an unusual glass.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1139\" alt=\"slant-2-oz.-shot-glass\" src=\"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/slant-2-oz.-shot-glass-100x100.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/slant-2-oz.-shot-glass-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/slant-2-oz.-shot-glass-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/slant-2-oz.-shot-glass.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, I attended the Highland Park tasting event at Trinity Hall Irish Pub in Dallas. \u00a0These Trinity Hall events organized by Marius Donnelly continue to be great in every aspect: well organized, well attended, excellent selections and a lot of fun with people who are serious about whisky. \u00a0Here&#8217;s the lineup from last night: &hellip; 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