Single Malt The First Editions Authors Series George Sand Refill Hogshead HL 14265 21YO (((Bottled 2017)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a mature, high-strength 21-year-old single malt, this bottle is fully matured and ready to be enjoyed now. It will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored properly away from direct light and temperature fluctuations.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses, dark chocolate desserts, or slow-roasted game meats.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This rare independent bottling from Hunter Laing's 'Authors Series' pays tribute to the rebellious French novelist George Sand. Distilled at Orkney's legendary Highland Park distillery, this 21-year-old single malt was matured in a single refill hogshead (HL 14265) before being bottled in 2017. Highland Park's remote northern terroir shines through, characterized by the unique Hobbister Moor peat, which infuses the spirit with a floral, heather-honeyed smoke rather than the medicinal peat of the Islay region. The refill hogshead aging allows the distillery's coastal, maritime character and delicate orchard fruit notes to remain front and center, creating a complex, literary-inspired dram that is both elegant and deeply layered.
🍾 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.