Highland Park 15 Year Old Single Malt Whisky

Highland Park has been distilled since 1798, on the same site where their founder, Magnus Eunson, set up his original illicit still at High Park. Ten miles from the northernmost reaches of the Scottish Mainland lie the 70 or so islands that make up Orkney, only 20 of which are inhabited. The beautiful, yet isolated cluster of islands, is pounded relentlessly by winds that frequently reach speeds of over 100mph in the winter. No tree can survive such an onslaught, which means that their moorland peat is woodless but rich in fragrant heather, which give rise to the unique aromatic smokiness of their whisky. For over 220 years, they’ve smoked their barley over 4,000-year-old peat, hand-cut from Hobbister Moor, just 7 miles from the distillery.

15 Year Old Single Malt from Highland Park Distillery, with waves of coastal smoke and Sherried peels and a good core of barley to follow it up.

    Nose:   Peat, orange, brown sugar, grass, hints of rubber, chocolate, plums, raisins, hints of sulphur and burnt wood.

    Taste:    Orange, peat, cinnamon, little nuts, honey drop, chocolate, barley, burnt wood, raisins and plums.

    Finish:    Medium, malted barley, cinnamon, little nuts, burnt wood, peat, chocolate and dried fruit.