Orkney Single Malt Cask Strength Release No 4
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this cask strength single malt does not mature further in the bottle. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain stable for decades if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses, high-quality dark chocolate, and smoked meats like venison or duck.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is one of Scotland's most remote and historic distilleries, founded in 1798 by the legendary smuggler Magnus Eunson. The Orkney Single Malt Cask Strength Release No. 4 represents the distillery's whisky in its purest form—straight from the cask, non-chill filtered, and with no added color. Its unique character is deeply tied to the local terroir; the distillery uses peat cut from nearby Hobbister Moor, which is packed with heather rather than wood, imparting a distinctive sweet, floral smoke. For Release No. 4, first-fill sherry-seasoned European and American oak casks were combined with ex-bourbon casks to create a robust spirit singing with notes of toasted oak, crushed aniseed, warm peat smoke, and wild heather honey.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1798 in Kirkwall on the remote archipelago of Orkney, Highland Park stands as one of Scotland's most historic and northernmost single malt distilleries. Owned by the Edrington Group, the distillery fiercely guards traditional whisky-making practices, still conducting its own hand-turned floor maltings and cutting dense, heather-rich peat from nearby Hobbister Moor. Maturation takes place predominantly in premium sherry-seasoned oak casks within Orkney's cool, windswept maritime climate. This unique convergence of terroir and technique yields Highland Park's internationally revered signature style, distinguished by gentle aromatic peat smoke, luscious heather-honey sweetness, and rich, complex spice.