Orkney Single Malt 30YO 45.1%
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a highly matured spirit, this bottling is ready to drink immediately upon release and will remain stable indefinitely if stored sealed and upright away from direct sunlight. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 2 years to experience its delicate aromatics at their peak.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses such as Stilton, high-quality dark chocolate with a high cocoa percentage, and slow-roasted game meats like venison or duck breast.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Highland Park, established in 1798 on the remote Orkney Islands, is deeply intertwined with Viking heritage and Orkney folklore. Legend has it that the distillery's founder, Magnus Eunson, was a direct descendant of Viking pioneers who used his position as a church officer to hide illicit casks under the pulpit. This extraordinary 30-year-old single malt is shaped by Orkney's unique, wind-swept terroir. Lacking trees, the island's Hobbister Moor peat is composed almost entirely of decomposed heather, which imparts a distinctly sweet, floral, and aromatic smoke rather than the medicinal character found in Islay whiskies. Slowly matured for three decades in hand-selected, sherry-seasoned oak casks, this expression represents the pinnacle of Highland Park's craftsmanship, offering an incredibly complex profile of rich dried fruits, warm spices, dark chocolate, and whisper-soft 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.