Orkney Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 46
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled single malt Scotch whisky, this does not age or improve in the bottle. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked Scottish salmon, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, and rich game dishes or traditional haggis.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is steeped in Viking history and folklore, founded in 1798 by Magnus Eunson, a direct descendant of Norse settlers. The 'Full Cask' No 46 represents a single hogshead bottling of this legendary single malt. The unique terroir of Orkney, characterized by treeless, gale-beaten landscapes, yields a heather-rich peat used to dry the malted barley. This imparts a distinctive aromatic, floral smokiness rather than the medicinal peat of the Islay region. Matured in a traditional hogshead cask, this expression balances the distillery's signature heather-honey sweetness, soft peat smoke, and rich dried-fruit notes, offering a pure and unadulterated glimpse into Orkney's rugged coastal character.
🍾 About the Producer
Perched on the windswept Orkney archipelago off Scotland's northern coast, Highland Park was founded in 1798 by illicit distiller Magnus Eunson before securing official licensing in 1826. Owned by Edrington and directed by Master Whisky Maker Marc Watson, the distillery remains one of the few in Scotland to maintain traditional floor maltings for a portion of its barley. Terroir here is inextricably linked to the island's environment: Orkney's tree-deficient landscape yields heather-rich peat harvested from nearby Hobbister Moor, imparting an aromatic, floral smoke fundamentally distinct from the medicinal iodine of Islay. Distillation occurs in copper pot stills, followed by patient maturation predominantly in sherry-seasoned European and American oak casks within maritime dunnage warehouses. Celebrated benchmark expressions include the flagship 12, 18, and 21 Year Old releases, as well as ultra-aged rarities such as the Orcadian Vintage Series and landmark 40- and 50-year-old single malts.