Orkney Single Malt 40YO 45.7%
⏳ Drikkevindue
Bottled at its absolute peak of maturity, this ultra-aged spirit does not require further bottle aging and is ready to be savored immediately. Once opened, it can be enjoyed over several years when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich dark chocolate desserts, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, or slow-roasted venison.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Highland Park, established in 1798 on the windswept Orkney Islands of Scotland, is steeped in Viking heritage and smuggling lore. Founded by Magnus Eunson, a direct descendant of Viking settlers who famously hid illicit spirits beneath his church pulpit, the distillery remains one of the northernmost in the world. This rare 40-year-old single malt is a testament to Orkney's unique microclimate and traditional methods. The distillery still uses hand-turned floor maltings and infuses its barley with aromatic peat cut from the nearby Hobbister Moor. This heather-rich peat gives Highland Park its signature sweet, floral smokiness, distinct from the medicinal peat of Islay. Maturing slowly over four decades in a combination of refill casks and sherry-seasoned European oak, the whisky develops an incredibly complex profile of dark chocolate, dried orange peel, aromatic peat smoke, and warm spices, shaped by the cool, salty sea breezes of the Atlantic.
🍾 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.