Orkney Single Malt 20YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a mature single malt Scotch whisky, this expression is bottled at its peak maturity and does not improve with bottle age. It is ready to enjoy immediately upon release and will remain in pristine condition indefinitely if stored sealed and upright away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses, artisanal dark chocolate, and smoked meats or game dishes.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Highland Park, established in 1798 on the wind-swept Orkney Islands of Scotland, is steeped in Viking heritage and distilling folklore. Founded by Magnus Eunson, a direct descendant of Viking pioneers who worked as a beadle by day and an illicit distiller by night, the distillery proudly embraces its Norse roots. The Orkney Single Malt 20 Year Old showcases the unique terroir of these northern islands, where fierce winds prevent trees from growing. Consequently, the local Hobbister Moor peat used to dry the malted barley is packed with decomposing heather, imparting a distinctive, sweet floral smoke rather than the medicinal peatiness found in other Scottish regions. Aged for two decades in hand-selected oak casks, this expression delivers a harmonious balance of rich dried fruits, warm winter spices, wild heather honey, and a gentle, aromatic maritime smoke.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Highland Park blev grundlagt i 1798 i Kirkwall på det afsidesliggende Orkney-øhav og er et af Skotlands mest traditionsrige og nordligst beliggende single malt-destillerier. Destilleriet, som i dag er ejet af Edrington Group, værner kompromisløst om det klassiske whiskyhåndværk; her praktiserer man fortsat traditionel gulvmaltning med håndkraft og høster tæt, lyngmættet tørv fra den nærliggende Hobbister Moor. Modningen foregår primært på udsøgte sherrytilsmagte egetræsfade i Orkneys kølige, vindblæste kystklima. Dette enestående samspil mellem terroir og håndværk skaber Highland Parks verdensberømte signaturstil, som udmærker sig ved en elegant aromatisk tørverøg, en cremet sødme af lynghonning og dybe, komplekse krydderitoner.