Orkney Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 50
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release. Unlike wine, bottled single malt Scotch whisky does not mature further in the glass, but it will maintain its exceptional character indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses such as Stilton, artisanal dark chocolate with sea salt, and smoked wild salmon or seared duck breast.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is legendary for its Viking heritage and its founding by Magnus Eunson, an 18th-century priest by day and illicit distiller by night. This 'Full Cask' No 50 represents a single hogshead bottling, showcasing the distillery's unique maritime terroir. Unlike mainland distilleries, Highland Park uses local Orcadian peat rich in heather, which imparts a sweet, floral, and aromatic smoke rather than medicinal notes. Matured in a traditional oak hogshead, this single malt delivers a complex interplay of heather honey, coastal brine, soft peat smoke, and rich toasted oak, reflecting the slow maturation process in Scotland's cool northern climate.
🍾 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.