Orkney Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 44
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled single malt whisky, this bottle is stable and does not age further in glass. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will keep indefinitely if stored upright in a cool, dark place, remaining vibrant for 1 to 2 years once opened.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked Scottish salmon, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, and rich dark chocolate desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Highland Park, established in 1798 by the legendary smuggler and vestryman Magnus Eunson, is situated on the windswept Orkney Islands of Scotland. This remote, maritime environment profoundly shapes the character of the spirit. The 'Full Cask' No 44, matured in a traditional hogshead, showcases the distillery's reliance on hand-turned floor maltings and Orcadian peat. Because Orkney is largely treeless, the local peat is composed almost entirely of decomposed heather, which infuses the malt with a sweet, aromatic, and floral smoke rather than the heavy, medicinal phenols of Islay. The constant, cool island temperatures allow for a slow, gentle maturation, resulting in a single malt of remarkable depth, balancing heather honey, soft peat, and toasted oak.
🍾 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.