Orkney Single Malt (Old Bottling) 18YO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this single malt does not mature further in the bottle and is ready to drink upon release. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to prevent oxidation from dulling its complex aromas, while sealed bottles can be preserved indefinitely.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses such as Stilton, high-quality dark chocolate, and slow-roasted game meats like venison or smoked duck.
✨ Technical Specifications
Highland Park, nestled on the windswept Orkney Islands of Scotland, is one of the world's northernmost distilleries, steeped in Viking heritage and lore. Founded in 1798 by the legendary smuggler and priest Magnus Eunson, the distillery still employs traditional floor maltings and harvests its unique, woodless peat from the nearby Hobbister Moor. This heather-rich peat imparts a distinctively sweet, aromatic, and gentle smoky character rather than the medicinal peat found in Islay. The iconic 18-Year-Old 'Old Bottling'—highly coveted by collectors for its classic presentation prior to modern redesigns—is matured predominantly in European and American sherry-seasoned oak casks. This slow, cool maritime maturation harmonizes Orkney's heather honey sweetness, rich dried fruits, soft peat smoke, and warming winter spices into a legendary, multi-award-winning single malt.
🍾 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.