Highland Park - Whisky Show

Since 1798, we’ve crafted our award-winning, lightly-peated whisky at the Highland Park Distillery in Kirkwall, Orkney. Age, experience and respect for tradition may define our whisky, but it’s Orkney that sets it apart. From our island home, we harness the influence of the salty sea winds that shape Orkney’s coastlines, the intensely floral character of our heather-rich peat, and the finest sherry-seasoned oak casks, to create Highland Park’s uniquely complex balance of sweet and smoky flavours.

Highland Park 12 Year Old

ABV : 40% Volume : 700ml

Matured predominantly in European and American sherry seasoned oak casks, our iconic 12 Year Old single malt whisky is spicy and well-rounded, packed with the flavours of sun-kissed Seville oranges and rich fruitcake spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; you’ll find molten heather honey in this whisky’s waves of heathery peat smoke. Why not try it with a handful of wasabi peas on the side or alongside a sizzling, pan-fried rib-eye steak or with smoked salmon and sour cream.

TASTING NOTES:

Colour
Glowing amber

Flavour:
Heather honey | Rich fruitcake | Winter spices | Seville oranges | Aromatic smoky peat

Try with:
Haunch of venison, chocolate ginger biscuits, soft cheeses such as French Brie and even Japanese sushi and wasabi (yes, really!)

Highland Park 15 Year Old

ABV : 44% Volume : 700ml

This is a wonderfully rich and complex single malt. Opening with rich and spicy aromas of crème brûlée, heather honey and crumbled cinnamon, intensely fruity notes follow – fresh pineapple dressed with a scattering of sun-kissed lemon zest. There’s a hint of freshly baked sponge cake too, warm from the oven, and you’ll find cinnamon again, but toasted shards this time. Citrus and vanilla notes linger in the aromatic waves of peat smoke.

To create our 15 Year Old, Gordon Motion, our Master Whisky Maker, selected predominantly sherry seasoned European oak casks to deliver warm, spicy notes, and sherry seasoned American oak casks to provide a balance of sweet vanilla. Expertly adding just a few refill casks to soften and smooth the flavours, Gordon chose to bottle at 44% ABV to allow the whisky’s vibrant fruitiness and distinctive heathery peat to shine through.

TASTING NOTES:

Colour:
Light golden, clear and bright

Flavour:
Toasted cinnamon shards | Mellow peat smoke | Warm vanilla sponge cake | Sun-kissed lemon zest | Fresh pineapple | Heather-rich honey

Highland Park 18 Year Old

ABV : 43% Volume : 700ml

Named by the American whisky expert, F Paul Pacult, as ‘Best Spirit in the World’ (Spirit Journal), 18 Year Old is our most highly-awarded single malt whisky, being honoured with both a Gold and an Ultimate Recommendation (with a score of 96) in the 2021 International Spirits Challenge.

Matured in a high proportion of first-fill sherry seasoned European and American oak casks, this superb 18 Year Old single malt pays tribute to our 5 keystones of production and presents a sophisticated medley of ripe cherries dusted with bittersweet cocoa, freshly harvested honeycomb and candied orange peel. There’s a whisper of Orkney’s salty seaspray in the aromatic peat smoke.

TASTING NOTES:

Colour:
Clear, bright, burnished gold

Flavour:
Cherries | Dark chocolate | Toffee | Marzipan | Heather honey | Aromatic peat smoke

Try with:
Meaty fish like mahi mahi or swordfish cooked with Indian spices (think cardamom and ginger – surprisingly good!), cold meats with ginger chutney, and citrus fruit puddings

HIGHLAND PARK CASK STRENGTH RELEASE NO. 3

ABV : 64.1% Volume : 700ml