Three Highland Parks: SC 2007/2017 for Munich airport, 15 yo SMWS 4.234 Sundowner dram and 15 yo SMWS 4.238 Surrender your soul

Trio of new HP samples arrived, let it be idea of tonight's mini-tasting. 

Highland Park 2006/2017 cask #3720 bottled for Munich Airport 64.5% - 1-st fill European hogshead, 324 bottles released. 

Nose: intensive sherry, alcohol is obvious, lots of red fruits (cherries and strawberries), hints of sulphur. With water it becomes calm. 

Taste: too hot, water is a must. After some spoons of water oranges and salt emerge.  

Finish: softest smoke, sweet start transforms into salt and pepper at the very end. Enjoyable. 

Overall: provided you give it water and time it is quite good. 

Score = 21 22 22 22, 87/100!

Highland Park 15 yo SMWS 4.324 Sundowner dram 59.7% - refill ex-sherry butt, 572 bottles released. 

Nose: quite reserved and dry, with water you get grass, tobacco, spices, green and yellow fruits, the style itself resembles bourbon cask maturation, not sherry. 

Taste: burning, with water becomes peppery and spicy (particularly cloves and cardamom). 

Finish: dry, oaky, some smoke, cloves and pepper, hints of classical orange and heather, salt on the lips. 

Overall: dry and spicy HP, which might not meet your expectations, though the finish is very good. 

Score = 21 21 22 21, 85/100!

Highland Park 15 yo SMWS 4.238 Surrender your soul 59.7% - refill ex-oloroso butt, 474 bottles released.

Nose: similar profile to previous sample, but you get more sweetness, smoke and chocolate. 

Taste: powerful and sweet, citrus and salty, even hints of official Port Ellens (for me they are oysters and olive oil). 

Finish: long, sweet, lemony and salty, soft smoke as a last point. 

Overall: great HP, my favourite tonight. 

Score = 22 22.5 22.5 22, 89/100!