Orkney Single Malt 17YO Green Dumpy Bottle
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this bottle will remain stable and pristine indefinitely if stored upright and away from direct light. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to experience its delicate aromatics at their peak.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Artisanal blue cheeses like Stilton, premium dark chocolate with sea salt, or roasted game meats such as venison.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is one of Scotland's most remote and historic distilleries, famously founded in 1798 by the smuggler-turned-preacher Magnus Eunson. This legendary 17-year-old expression, presented in the iconic green dumpy bottle from the late 20th century, represents a revered era of traditional Orcadian distilling. The whisky's character is profoundly shaped by the island's treeless, heather-rich Hobbister Moor peat, which imparts a gentle, aromatic, and floral smoke rather than the intense medicinal peat found in Islay malts. Matured in seasoned oak casks, this historic bottling offers a complex profile of heather honey, dried dark fruits, soft peat smoke, and a distinct coastal salinity born of the sea-sprayed Orkney climate.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1798 in Kirkwall on the remote archipelago of Orkney, Highland Park stands as one of Scotland's most historic and northernmost single malt distilleries. Owned by the Edrington Group, the distillery fiercely guards traditional whisky-making practices, still conducting its own hand-turned floor maltings and cutting dense, heather-rich peat from nearby Hobbister Moor. Maturation takes place predominantly in premium sherry-seasoned oak casks within Orkney's cool, windswept maritime climate. This unique convergence of terroir and technique yields Highland Park's internationally revered signature style, distinguished by gentle aromatic peat smoke, luscious heather-honey sweetness, and rich, complex spice.