Orkney Single Malt Single Cask Series - Edition France Refill Hogshead No 2777 11YO Bottled
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
As a distilled single malt whisky, this bottle is fully matured and ready to enjoy immediately upon release. It will remain stable and pristine in the bottle for decades if stored upright out of direct sunlight.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
Rich blue cheeses like Stilton, artisanal smoked salmon, and dark chocolate desserts or gingerbread.
✨ Technical Specifications
Steeped in the lore of the windswept Orkney Islands, Highland Park is one of the world's most northerly distilleries, founded in 1798 by the legendary smuggler and vestryman Magnus Eunson. The unique character of Orkney single malts is deeply tied to the islands' treeless, gale-swept landscape, where the peat is composed almost entirely of ancient, decomposed heather. This imparts a signature sweet, floral, and aromatic smokiness rather than the medicinal iodine found in southern Islay malts. This exclusive 11-year-old single cask expression, bottled in 2022 for the French market from Refill Hogshead No 2777, showcases the distillery's pure spirit character. The refill cask gently matures the spirit, allowing Highland Park's classic notes of heather-honey, soft peat smoke, coastal sea spray, and bright citrus to take center stage without being overshadowed by heavy oak wood.
🍾 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.