Highland Park 25 Year Old 2022 Release Single Malt Whisky

Highland Park 25 Year Old Spring 2022 Release has been created from just 12 casks: five first-fill sherry seasoned European oak hogsheads, two first-fill sherry seasoned American oak casks and five virgin (unseasoned) American oak hogsheads, carefully selected and married together by Highland Park’s Master Whisky Maker, Gordon Motion.

    Nose:   Sweet coconut and honeyed violet, underpinned by warm, woody spices.

    Taste:    Exotic lychee and sun-drenched Seville oranges follow, with hints of oak-smoked coconut and heather-rich peat.

    Finish:    Sweet and spicy, with a suggestion of aniseed, fresh rosemary and gentle peat smoke linger.

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.