Orkney Single Malt Freya Valhalla Collection 15YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this single malt does not mature further in the bottle. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored upright, away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked salmon or seared scallops, mild blue cheeses or creamy Brie, and light fruit tarts or lemon-drizzle cake.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is one of Scotland's most remote and historic distilleries, deeply rooted in Norse mythology. 'Freya' is the third installment in the highly coveted Valhalla Collection, crafted to honor the Norse goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. Unlike Highland Park's traditional sherry-cask influence, Freya was matured for 15 years exclusively in first-fill American oak bourbon casks. This maturation highlights the distillery's signature aromatic heather-honey peat smoke while layering it with vibrant notes of tropical fruit, white chocolate, and warm butterscotch. The result is a luminous, gold-hued single malt that beautifully captures the essence of its mythical namesake and the rugged, maritime terroir of Orkney.
🍾 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.