Orkney Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 44
⏳ Drikkevindue
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.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked Scottish salmon, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, and rich dark chocolate desserts.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 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.