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You Only Live Once

Highland ParkSMWS 4.365

Producer: SMWS

February 16, 2026
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About This Whisky

Code

4.365

Distillery

Highland Park

Name

You Only Live Once

Producer

SMWS

Region

Highland

Age

11 years

ABV

65.7%

Bottler Type

Independent

Category

Scotch

Flavor Profile

Lightly Peated

Nose

The whisky presents an enticing aroma of grilled scampi with smoky shells, burnt lime, roasted garlic, and smoky lime mayonnaise. After reduction, toasted coconut and caramelised shallots emerge on the nose.

Palate

The palate delivers savoury notes reminiscent of bacalhau à Brás—salted cod, eggs, pan-fried potatoes, and black olives—followed by sweet smoked salmon jerky with a hint of Szechuan pepper and a nutty sweetness.

Finish

The finish is characterised by lingering sweet and nutty qualities with subtle smoky undertones that complement the savoury and spiced elements encountered on the palate.

Overall Notes

The enticing aroma of scampi grilled in their shells, giving them a slightly smoky scent, with burnt lime, roasted garlic and smoky lime mayonnaise made us all feel hungry. No surprise then that we got food on the palate in the form of the famous Portuguese dish "bacalhau à  Brás" salted cod, eggs, pan-fried potatoes and black olives. Following reduction, toasted coconut and caramelised shallots met on the nose, while the taste reminded us of sweet smoked salmon jerky with a hint of Szechuan pepper. One Panellist summarised the experience with the comment "sweet as a nut". At five years of age, we combined selected hogsheads from the same distillery into a variety of different casks to develop further. This is one of those casks.