Orkney Single Malt Dark Origins
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a high-proof distilled spirit, this single malt does not mature further in the bottle and is ready to enjoy immediately upon release. Once opened, it will remain in peak condition for 1 to 2 years if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses, dark chocolate desserts, and smoked meats or game charcuterie.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands of Scotland, Highland Park's 'Dark Origins' is a rich, smoky single malt Scotch whisky that pays homage to the distillery's legendary founder, Magnus Eunson. In the late 18th century, Eunson was a beadle by day and a daring illicit distiller and smuggler by night, famously hiding his contraband under the church pulpit. Inspired by these shadowy beginnings, Dark Origins is crafted using a remarkably high proportion of first-fill European oak Sherry casks—double the amount used in the classic 12-year-old expression. This intense maturation process imparts a naturally dark, amber hue and a deeply complex flavor profile. The whisky marries Highland Park's signature aromatic, heather-rich peat smoke with luscious notes of dried spices, dark chocolate, and ripe bananas, reflecting the wild, maritime terroir of the northernmost reaches of Scotland.
🍾 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.