Orkney Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 12
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, this spirit will remain stable and pristine for decades if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked salmon, mature blue cheeses, and dark chocolate truffles.
✨ Technical Specifications
Highland Park, situated on the remote Orkney Islands of Scotland, is one of the northernmost distilleries in the world. Founded in 1798 by Magnus Eunson, a butcher, church beadle, and legendary smuggler, the distillery is deeply rooted in Viking heritage and folklore. The unique character of Orkney single malts is heavily influenced by the island's windswept, maritime climate and its ancient, woodless peat sourced from Hobbister Moor. This peat, rich in decomposed heather, imparts a distinctively sweet, floral, and gentle heathery smoke rather than the medicinal punch of Islay malts. The 2009 'Full Cask' No 12, matured in a traditional hogshead cask, showcases this harmonious balance of coastal air, light peat smoke, honeyed malt, and soft oak spice, capturing the wild, untamed essence of the Orcadian landscape.
🍾 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.