Orkney Single Malt Cask Strength Release No 3
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a high-proof cask strength single malt whisky, this bottle does not mature further in glass and is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release. Once opened, it will remain in peak condition for several years if kept sealed and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Slow-roasted game meats, mature blue cheeses, and high-quality dark chocolate.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Highland Park, established in 1798 on the windswept Orkney Islands, is steeped in Viking history and rugged maritime tradition. This Cask Strength Release No. 3 showcases the distillery's whisky in its purest form—straight from the cask, un-chill filtered, and with no added color. Crafted by Master Whisky Maker Gordon Motion, it relies heavily on Highland Park's signature peated malt, which is smoked using hand-cut Orcadian peat from the Hobbister Moor. Because this peat is rich in heather rather than wood, it imparts a uniquely sweet, aromatic, and gentle smoky character. Aged in a combination of first-fill sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks, alongside refill casks, this single malt delivers a robust profile of warm peat smoke, exotic spices, and rich dried fruit, balanced by a coastal salinity born of its maturation in the wild Orkney climate.
🍾 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.