Orkney Single Malt Refill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 219
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this single malt does not mature further in the bottle. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain in peak condition for decades if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked Scottish salmon, mature blue cheeses, and dark chocolate desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is one of Scotland's most remote and historic distilleries, founded in 1798 by the legendary smuggler Magnus Eunson. This single cask release, aged in a refill bourbon barrel, showcases the distillery's signature maritime and heather-honey character. Unlike first-fill casks, a refill bourbon barrel imparts a gentler wood influence, allowing the pristine Orkney distillate to take center stage. The terroir of Orkney is defined by its treeless landscape and Hobbister Moor peat, which is rich in decomposing heather rather than wood. This gives the whisky its uniquely sweet, aromatic, and gentle peat smoke, beautifully balanced by coastal salinity and soft vanilla notes from the American 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.