Orkney Single Malt Refill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 222
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this single malt does not mature further in the bottle and is ready to enjoy upon release. It will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored upright away from direct light, though once opened, it is best consumed within 1 to 3 years to preserve its complex aromatic profile.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked salmon or gravlax, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, and high-quality dark chocolate or chocolate-based desserts.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Crafted at the legendary Highland Park distillery in Kirkwall, Orkney—where Viking heritage runs deep and the windswept, treeless landscape shapes the spirit—this single cask bottling represents a pure expression of island distillation. Established in 1798, Highland Park is famed for using local peat cut from Hobbister Moor, which is packed with decomposed heather, yielding a sweet, aromatic, and floral smoke rather than the medicinal phenols found in Islay malts. Cask No 222, a refill bourbon barrel, offers a window into the distillery's true character. Unlike first-fill casks or heavy sherry butts, a refill bourbon barrel gently coaxes out the spirit's natural profile over time, imparting delicate vanilla, citrus, and toasted oak notes while allowing the signature Orkney heather-honey sweetness and soft coastal brine to remain front and center.
🍾 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.