Island Single Malt Orcadian Vintage
⏳ Drikkevindue
As an ultra-premium, fully matured single malt Scotch whisky, this vintage is bottled at its absolute peak and does not improve with further bottle aging. It is ready to enjoy immediately and will keep indefinitely if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses (such as Stilton), high-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher), and slow-roasted game meats like venison.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Highland Park, established in 1798 on the windswept Orkney Islands, is steeped in Viking heritage and legendary distillation lore. Founded by Magnus Eunson, a legendary smuggler who hid his illicit spirit beneath the church pulpit, the distillery is famous for its hand-turned floor maltings and the use of aromatic peat cut from nearby Hobbister Moor. Lacking wood, this ancient peat is packed with decomposed heather, imparting a distinctive sweet, floral, and gentle smoky character rather than the medicinal notes of Islay. The Orcadian Vintage 1968 is a legendary release from this northern outpost, matured for decades in hand-selected refill oak casks. It represents the pinnacle of Highland Park's mid-century style, displaying complex layers of dried orange peel, heather honey, warm spices, and a whisper of peat smoke.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Highland Park klamrer sig til det forblæste Orkney ud for Skotlands nordlige kyst. Destilleriet blev grundlagt i 1798 af den illegale destillatør Magnus Eunson, inden det opnåede officiel licens i 1826. I dag ejes det af Edrington og ledes af Master Whisky Maker Marc Watson, og Highland Park er et af de få tilbageværende skotske destillerier, der stadig anvender traditionel gulvmaltning til en del af deres byg. Det lokale terroir er uløseligt forbundet med øens barske natur: Det træfattige landskab giver en lyngrig tørv, høstet på det nærliggende Hobbister Moor, som tilfører en aromatisk, floral røg – markant forskellig fra Islays medicinske iodpræg. Destillationen foregår på kobber pot stills, efterfulgt af en tålmodig modning på overvejende sherrykrydrede europæiske og amerikanske egetræsfade i maritime dunnage-lagre. Blandt destilleriets berømte referenceaftapninger findes de klassiske 12-, 18- og 21-års udgaver samt sjældne, ultra-modnede udgivelser som Orcadian Vintage Series og de skelsættende 40- og 50-årige single malts.