Orkney Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 16
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this single malt does not age further in the bottle. It is ready to be enjoyed upon release and, if kept sealed in a cool, dark place, will maintain its exceptional quality indefinitely.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses such as Stilton, high-quality dark chocolate with sea salt, and smoked game meats like venison.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands of Scotland, Highland Park is steeped in Viking history and legendary distilling heritage dating back to 1798. This 'Full Cask' No 16 expression represents a single hogshead selection, showcasing the distillery's hallmark style. Orkney's unique peat, sourced from Hobbister Moor, is rich in heather and devoid of wood, giving the spirit a distinctively sweet, floral, and gentle smoky character rather than the medicinal peat of the Islay malts. Maturation in a single hogshead cask allows the spirit to slowly interact with the oak, developing deep layers of honeyed malt, warm spices, dried fruits, and a coastal salinity born from the damp, maritime climate of the northern islands.
🍾 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.