Orkney Single Malt 25YO (((Bottled 2022)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a fully matured 25-year-old single malt, this spirit is bottled at its absolute peak and does not improve with further bottle aging. It is ready to be savored immediately upon release and will remain in pristine condition indefinitely if stored upright and sealed. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to experience its complex aromatic profile at its finest.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses such as Stilton or Roquefort, high-quality dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa content, and slow-roasted game meats like venison or duck breast.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is one of Scotland's most remote and historic distilleries, founded in 1798 by Magnus Eunson, a direct descendant of Viking settlers. This 25-Year-Old Single Malt, bottled in 2022, is a masterclass in patience and maritime maturation. The distillery's signature profile is shaped by the hand-cut peat of Hobbister Moor, packed with decomposed heather that imparts a sweet, floral, and aromatic smoke rather than the medicinal brine of Islay. Aged predominantly in sherry-seasoned European and American oak casks for a quarter of a century, this expression marries the intense spice of Spanish oak with the sweet vanilla of American oak, all enveloped in Highland Park's legendary gentle heathery peat smoke. It is a liquid testament to the rugged Orcadian climate and ancient Norse heritage.
🍾 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.