Orkney Single Malt Viking Pride 18YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a fully matured single malt Scotch whisky, it is bottled at its peak of complexity and is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release. Once bottled, it does not mature further and will maintain its exceptional quality for decades if kept upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich roasted game meats, mature blue cheeses, and artisanal dark chocolate desserts.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Highland Park, established in 1798 by the legendary smuggler and priest Magnus Eunson, stands as one of Scotland's most remote and historic distilleries on the windswept Orkney Islands. The Viking Pride 18-Year-Old pays homage to the Norse ancestry that deeply shapes Orkney's culture. This single malt is crafted using traditional hand-turned floor maltings and unique, woodless peat cut from the ancient Hobbister Moor, which is packed with decomposing heather. This specific peat gives the spirit its signature gentle, sweet heathery smoke. Matured predominantly in hand-selected sherry-seasoned European and American oak casks, the whisky develops a sophisticated harmony of rich dried fruits, warm winter spices, dark chocolate, and soft peat smoke.
🍾 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.