Orkney Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 15
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this single malt is bottled at its peak maturity and is ready to be enjoyed immediately. It does not age further in the bottle but will remain pristine for decades if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked Scottish salmon, mature Stilton or Roquefort blue cheese, and artisanal dark chocolate with sea salt.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the windswept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is one of Scotland's most remote and legendary distilleries, founded in 1798 by the infamous smuggler Magnus Eunson. This 'Full Cask' No 15 single malt represents the pinnacle of Orkney's unique terroir. The island's lack of trees means the local Hobbister Moor peat is composed almost entirely of decomposed heather, imparting a sweet, floral, and aromatic smoke quite unlike the medicinal peat of Islay. Aged in a traditional hogshead cask, this expression marries the distillery's signature heather-honey sweetness and gentle peat smoke with the delicate vanilla, coconut, and toasted oak notes derived from the cask wood. It is a testament to slow, traditional craftsmanship in one of the world's most extreme distilling environments.
🍾 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.