Highland Park 20 Year Old 2005 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail 70cl, 59.7%

Description

Highland Park 20 Year Old 2005 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail 70cl, 59.7% is a single malt from Orkney bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for the Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength range. Whiskybase records it as a 2005 vintage, bottled on 08.08.2025 at 20 years old, cask strength, from cask 2801, with a total outturn of 632 bottles.

What makes this release especially attractive is the way it brings together mature Highland Park character and sherry-cask depth in a tightly defined single-cask format. Gordon & MacPhail describes Highland Park as rich and honeyed with a delicate-yet-dry smoky fragrance, while retailer tasting notes for this bottling point toward blackcurrants, sultanas, tangerine peel, cinnamon, ginger and stewed fruit.

Why Choose Highland Park 20 Year Old 2005 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail 70cl, 59.7%

This bottle stands out because it combines everything serious buyers usually want in one release: a named distillery, a full 20 year age statement, a 2005 vintage, cask-strength presentation, single-cask detail and a confirmed 632-bottle outturn. It is not just another independent Highland Park; it is a very specific Connoisseurs Choice bottling with strong identity on paper and on the shelf.

Ideal For.

This bottle is ideal for Highland Park fans who want a more concentrated, cask-strength expression with deeper sherry influence than a regular distillery bottling.

It is ideal for drinkers who enjoy rich island single malt with dark fruit, citrus peel, spice and a gentle thread of smoke.

It is also ideal for collectors looking for a modern Gordon & MacPhail single cask with a clear cask number, bottling date and limited bottle count.

Product Details

Product Name: Highland Park 20 Year Old 2005 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail 70cl, 59.7%.

Category: Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Region: Islands / Orkney.

Distillery: Highland Park.

Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail.

Series: Connoisseurs Choice – Cask Strength.

Vintage: 2005.

Bottling Date: 08.08.2025.

Age Statement: 20 Years Old.

Bottle Size: 70cl.

ABV: 59.7%.

Cask Number: 2801.

Cask Type: Sherry butt. The reviewed sources agree on sherry-butt maturation, but they conflict on the fill type: Whiskybase and the Whiskybase Shop describe it as first-fill, while Whisky.de lists it as refill sherry butt, so the physical label should be checked before final publication.

Natural Presentation: Uncoloured, non-chill filtered and cask strength.

Bottle Code: Batch 25/028.

Barcode: 5020613102095.

Bottle Count: 632 bottles.

Collector’s Note

This bottle has strong collector appeal because it is sharply defined in the way modern collectors like: Highland Park, 2005 vintage, 20 years old, Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength, cask 2801, bottled in August 2025, and limited to 632 bottles. That combination gives it far more precision than a broader small-batch release.

It is also attractive because Highland Park already carries a loyal following, and Gordon & MacPhail’s Connoisseurs Choice cask-strength releases are positioned as one-off single-cask or small-batch expressions. Here, the complete packaging and accurate cask details matter even more because sources disagree on first-fill versus refill sherry butt, making label-confirmed examples especially important.