Orkney Single Malt Full Hogshead Cask 615 RLA 146.5 60.3%
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit bottled at cask strength, this single malt does not mature further in the glass. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain in peak condition for decades if kept upright, sealed, and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses like Stilton, dark chocolate desserts with a high cocoa percentage, and smoked meats such as venison or duck breast.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands at the northernmost reaches of Scotland, Highland Park is steeped in Viking heritage and legendary distilling lore. Founded in 1798 by Magnus Eunson—a smuggler by day and preacher by night who famously hid his illicit spirits under his church pulpit—the distillery benefits from a unique, temperate maritime microclimate. This single cask release, drawn from a full oak hogshead (Cask 615) at a robust cask strength of 60.3%, showcases the distillery's signature style. Highland Park's character is defined by its use of aromatic peat hand-cut from the nearby Hobbister Moor. Because Orkney is virtually treeless, this ancient peat is composed almost entirely of decomposing heather, imparting a gentle, sweet, floral smokiness rather than the medicinal, phenolic punch found in Islay malts. Aged in a single hogshead cask, this expression marries coastal brine, wild heather honey, and soft peat smoke with deep oak spices, vanilla, and dried fruit notes.
🍾 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.