Island single malts are the single malt Scotch whiskies produced on the islands around the perimeter of the Scottish mainland. The islands (excluding Islay) are not recognised in the Scotch Whisky Regulations as a distinct whisky producing region, but are considered to be part of the Highland region. Islay is itself recognised as a distinct whisky producing region (see Islay whisky).
The whiskies produced on the Islands are extremely varied and have few similarities, though can often be distinguished from other whisky regions by generally having a smokier flavour with peaty undertones.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright golden
Nose: Fresh citrus, honey, green apple, vanilla, and light malt sweetness.
Palate: Rich and vibrant with flavours of orchard fruits, caramel, vanilla, sweet spice, and toasted oak.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering fruit sweetness, gentle spice, and soft oak.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright golden
Nose: Fresh citrus, green apple, honey, vanilla, and subtle malt sweetness.
Palate: Smooth and fruity with flavours of orchard fruits, caramel, cinnamon, and toasted oak.
Finish: Medium to long with lingering fruit sweetness, gentle spice, and soft oak.
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Colour: Golden amber
Nose: Fresh citrus, green apple, honey, and vanilla with hints of malt and light spice.
Palate: Smooth and well-balanced with flavours of orchard fruits, caramel, cinnamon, and toasted oak.
Finish: Medium to long with lingering fruit sweetness, gentle spice, and soft oak.
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Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Aromas of red berries, dried fruits, vanilla, and sweet spice with hints of toasted oak.
Palate: Rich and full-bodied with flavours of dark cherries, caramel, chocolate, warming spice, and gentle oak tannins.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering fruit sweetness, spice, and soft oak dryness.
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Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Rich aromas of dried fruits, dark chocolate, sweet smoke, and warming spices.
Palate: Full-bodied with flavours of raisins, caramel, smoky malt, toasted oak, and dark chocolate.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering peat smoke, sherry sweetness, and gentle spice.
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Colour: Deep golden amber
Nose: Dried fruits, orange peel, dark chocolate, toasted almonds, and warm spice.
Palate: Rich and smooth with flavours of figs, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, and sweet oak.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering dark fruit sweetness, spice, and gentle oak.
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Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Rich aromas of dried fruits, figs, honey, toasted almonds, and warm spice.
Palate: Luxuriously smooth with flavours of dark chocolate, raisins, caramel, orange peel, and elegant oak.
Finish: Long and refined with lingering dried fruit sweetness, spice, and gentle oak.
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Colour: Deep ruby amber
Nose: Aromas of ripe red berries, dark chocolate, honey, and sweet spice.
Palate: Rich and full-bodied with flavours of cherries, dark fruits, caramel, toasted oak, and gentle spice.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering fruit sweetness, chocolate, and soft oak spice.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright golden
Nose: Fresh citrus, green apple, vanilla, honey, and light malt sweetness.
Palate: Smooth and lively with flavours of lemon zest, orchard fruits, vanilla cream, and sweet malt.
Finish: Medium length with lingering citrus freshness, soft sweetness, and gentle oak
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Colour: Creamy caramel
Nose: Sweet cream, milk chocolate, caramel, and soft whisky notes.
Palate: Smooth and velvety with flavours of chocolate fudge, toffee, vanilla, and gentle whisky warmth.
Finish: Long, creamy, and sweet with lingering chocolate and caramel notes.
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Colour: Warm gold
Nose: Orchard fruits, vanilla, honey, light spice, and soft malt sweetness.
Palate: Smooth and rounded with flavours of apple, pear, vanilla cream, gentle cinnamon, and sweet malt.
Finish: Medium length with lingering fruit, soft oak, and subtle spice.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Citrus zest, green apple, vanilla, light peat smoke, and soft coastal notes.
Palate: Fresh and balanced with flavours of lemon, orchard fruits, vanilla cream, sweet malt, and gentle earthy smoke.
Finish: Medium to long with lingering citrus, subtle peat smoke, and soft oak sweetness.
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Colour: Pale gold
Nose: Fresh citrus, green apple, vanilla, light peat smoke, and gentle coastal freshness.
Palate: Smooth and balanced with flavours of lemon zest, orchard fruits, vanilla cream, sweet malt, and soft earthy smoke.
Finish: Medium length with lingering citrus, subtle peat smoke, and light oak sweetness.
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Colour: Bright gold
Nose: Intense citrus, ripe orchard fruits, vanilla, honey, and pronounced peat smoke.
Palate: Full-bodied and powerful with flavours of lemon zest, apple, vanilla cream, sweet malt, pepper spice, and warming peat smoke.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering citrus, smoky notes, gentle spice, and oak sweetness.
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Colour: Deep amber with ruby tones
Nose: Red berries, strawberries, honey, dark chocolate, and sweet spice.
Palate: Rich and smooth with flavours of raspberry, cherry, vanilla, cocoa, and sweet oak.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering red fruits, chocolate, and gentle spice.
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Colour: Bright gold
Nose: Honey, citrus zest, green apple, vanilla, and light floral notes.
Palate: Smooth and balanced with flavours of sweet malt, apple, vanilla cream, honey, and gentle spice.
Finish: Medium length with lingering sweetness, soft oak, and subtle spice.
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Colour: Rich golden amber
Nose: Honey, apricot, peach, citrus zest, and soft vanilla.
Palate: Smooth and full-bodied with flavours of tropical fruits, honey, sweet malt, vanilla, and gentle spice.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering sweetness, fruit notes, and light oak spice.
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Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Dried fruits, raisins, dark chocolate, orange peel, and sweet spice.
Palate: Full-bodied and rich with flavours of figs, dates, dark chocolate, cinnamon, and sweet oak.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering dried fruits, spice, and cocoa notes.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold
Nose: Fresh citrus, vanilla, honey, toasted oak, and gentle spice.
Palate: Rich and intense with flavours of lemon zest, sweet malt, vanilla cream, cinnamon, and oak spice.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering vanilla sweetness, spice, and citrus freshness.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Rich aromas of dried fruits, honey, orange peel, vanilla, and sweet spice.
Palate: Full-bodied with flavours of caramel, dark fruit, toasted almonds, warm spices, and gentle oak.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering fruit sweetness, spice, and subtle Madeira richness.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber
Nose: Rich dried fruits, orange peel, honey, dark chocolate, and sweet spice.
Palate: Full-bodied with flavours of raisins, figs, berry compote, sweet malt, and warming spice.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering dried fruit sweetness, oak spice, and gentle chocolate notes.
Tasting Notes
Style: A varied peaty whisky tasting journey, with each dram offering its own smoky character.
Aroma: Expect peat smoke, sea salt, bonfire ash, citrus peel, malt sweetness, vanilla, spice and charred oak.
Palate: The selection may include medicinal peat, barbecue smoke, coastal malt, sweet oak, pepper, fruit, earth and warming spice.
Finish: Varies by dram, from crisp and smoky to long, oily, coastal, spicy, earthy or richly peated.
Tasting Notes
Style: A varied whisky tasting journey, with each dram offering its own character.
Nose: Expect malt, orchard fruit, vanilla, honey, oak, spice, dried fruit, citrus, smoke and cask-led richness.
Palate: The selection may include lighter fruit-led whiskies, richer sherry-influenced drams, spicy oak, sweet malt, smoky notes and warming depth.
Finish: Varies by dram, from soft and sweet to smoky, spicy, fruity, oaky, dry or long and warming.
Tasting Notes
Style: A varied Scotch whisky tasting journey, with each dram offering its own character.
Nose: Expect malt, orchard fruit, vanilla, honey, oak, spice, dried fruit, citrus, smoke and cask-led richness.
Palate: The selection may include lighter fruit-led Scotch, richer sherry-influenced drams, spicy oak, sweet malt, smoky notes and warming depth.
Finish: Varies by dram, from soft and sweet to smoky, spicy, fruity, oaky, dry or long and warming.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Varies by bottle, from golden amber to deeper copper tones.
Nose: Orchard fruit, honeyed malt, citrus peel, vanilla, sea salt, soft smoke, dried fruit and polished oak.
Palate: Varied across the set, with smooth malt, citrus, spice, coastal freshness, rich fruit, smoky depth and warming oak character.
Finish: Mixed and expressive, ranging from clean and fruity to smoky, spicy, coastal and richly warming.
VIKING SCARS pays tribute to our ancestors’ enduring influence on Orkney and the value they placed on skilled craftsmanship and a steadfast work ethic.
Centuries ago, long before Orkney became part of Scotland, it belonged to a vast Viking Kingdom. Magnus Eunson, who founded Highland Park in 1798, was a direct descendant of those early Viking pioneers who settled in our island home, becoming part of Orkney and part of us, and leaving their mark on our landscape, our culture and our people. Does that shape the character of our whisky? Without a shadow of a doubt.
My great ancestors are not gone, you can find them in my flesh, blood and soul.
Old Viking Saying
Highland Park 12 Year Old Miniature 5cl
Highland Park 12 years old in the old dumpy bottle shape.
The heart and soul of Highland Park, VIKING HONOUR is a perfect harmony of aromatic smoky peat, sweet heather honey and rich fruit cake.
VIKING HONOUR reflects the unique culture of our remote island home here on Orkney. Part of Scotland yes, but originally belonging to a vast Viking kingdom. At Highland Park, we honour the spirit of our Viking ancestors, sharing their pride, integrity and fierce independence, and we distill our award-winning whisky to the same exacting standards introduced in 1798 by our founder, Magnus Eunson, a descendant of those early Viking settlers.
I am a reflection of my ancestors and values. I keep them close and continue to learn, to pass on those values to future generations. My name is all I truly have. Let it be a legacy of honour.
Old Viking Saying
The heart and soul of Highland Park, VIKING HONOUR is a perfect harmony of aromatic smoky peat, sweet heather honey and rich fruit cake.
VIKING HONOUR reflects the unique culture of our remote island home here on Orkney. Part of Scotland yes, but originally belonging to a vast Viking kingdom. At Highland Park, we honour the spirit of our Viking ancestors, sharing their pride, integrity and fierce independence, and we distill our award-winning whisky to the same exacting standards introduced in 1798 by our founder, Magnus Eunson, a descendant of those early Viking settlers.
I am a reflection of my ancestors and values. I keep them close and continue to learn, to pass on those values to future generations. My name is all I truly have. Let it be a legacy of honour.
Old Viking Saying
Our Viking ancestors felt great affinity with the natural instincts of the wild wolf – a loyal and co-operative member of a tightly-knit pack, yet also a fearless and determined hunter.
Both wolf and Viking share the strong instinct to protect and defend family and territory, responding boldly and courageously when faced with threat or danger. Our island home on Orkney was under Viking rule for over 600 years and we are proud of the characteristics we share with our ancestors.
With 14 YEAR OLD LOYALTY OF THE WOLF we celebrate determination, co-operation and courage in a single malt whisky that is both sweet and complex, displaying a fine balance of contrasts, just like the Vikings – and the wolves – themselves.
Where wolf’s ears are, wolf’s teeth are near.
Highland Park’s 15 Year Old Viking Heart has been made using predominantly sherry-seasoned European and American casks, as well as a few refill casks, bottled at 44% ABV. Well, I suppose we should say “ceramic decantered” rather than “bottled”, really. The decanters were made by Wade Ceramics, and inspired by the earthenware vessels that whisky would have been stored in centuries ago.
STORY
Here, on Orkney, those earthly winds sweep across our island home too, reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour in winter. No trees survive such onslaught so our moorland peat is woodless, but rich in fragrant heather, producing the characteristic aromatic smokiness of our whisky.
16 YEAR OLD WINGS OF THE EAGLE celebrates our wild island climate. Its spicy and elegant character reveals a sophisticated combination of flavours, layered as intricately as the feathers of an eagle’s wing.
According to the legends of our Viking ancestors, the might eagle which sits at the top of Yggdrasil, the sacred tree, represents wisdom and knowledge. The beating of its wings creates the winds that sweep across Earth.
There is much to be told. An eagle sits at the top of the ash, and it has the knowledge of many things.
BACKGROUND
THE DARK shares the story of the noble Viking warriors who are our ancestors, of our contrasting island seasons and of the intense balance of our whisky.
Dark and light are concepts that exist in opposition, yet together create a perfect balance. One cannot exist without the other; as one appears, the other disappears; together they create something greater than themselves – in nature, a perfect, continuous cycle.
In THE DARK – a special release of only 28,000 bottles – we celebrate autumn and winter on Orkney; a time to escape from the wild weather outside and gather together with friends and family, sharing long nights of conversation and laughter around the table, around the fire.
Presented in a beautifully embossed black glass bottle, the serpent dragon design takes its inspiration from the great Norse sagas and embraces both the high sun of summer solstice and the low sun of winter solstice – the polar opposites of our island seasons – while the runic writing reflects the ancient carvings of our Viking ancestors, here on Orkney.
Names then gave they to noon and twilight, morning they named, and the waning moon, night and evening, the years to number.
Together with THE DARK, THE LIGHT shares the story of the noble Viking warriors who are our ancestors, of our contrasting island seasons and of the intense balance of our whisky.
Light and dark are concepts that exist in opposition, yet together create a perfect balance. One cannot exist without the other; as one appears, the other disappears; together they create something greater than themselves – in nature, a perfect, continuous cycle.
In THE DARK – a special release of only 28,000 bottles – we celebrate autumn and winter on Orkney; a time to escape from the wild weather outside and gather together with friends and family, sharing long nights of conversation and laughter around the table, around the fire.
Presented in a beautifully embossed black glass bottle, the serpent dragon design takes its inspiration from the great Norse sagas and embraces both the high sun of summer solstice and the low sun of winter solstice – the polar opposites of our island seasons – while the runic writing reflects the ancient carvings of our Viking ancestors, here on Orkney.
Names then gave they to noon and twilight, morning they named, and the waning moon, night and evening, the years to number.
In THE LIGHT– a special release of only 28,000 bottles – we celebrate spring and summer in Orkney; a time to emerge from our winter’s hibernation, renewed and refreshed with a spring in our step, ready to embrace the warm bright days of summer. Presented in a beautifully embossed green glass bottle, the serpent dragon design takes its inspiration from the great Norse sagas and embraces both the high sun of the summer solstice and the low sun of the winter solstice – the polar opposites of our island seasons – while the runic writing reflects the ancient carvings of our Viking ancestors which can still be seen today, here in Orkney.
Names then gave they to noon and twilight, morning they named, and the waning moon, night and evening, the years to number.
Together with THE DARK, THE LIGHT shares the story of the noble Viking warriors who are our ancestors, of our contrasting island seasons and of the intense balance of our whisky.
Light and dark are concepts that exist in opposition, yet together create a perfect balance. One cannot exist without the other; as one appears, the other disappears; together they create something greater than themselves – in nature, a perfect, continuous cycle.
In THE LIGHT– a special release of only 28,000 bottles – we celebrate spring and summer in Orkney; a time to emerge from our winter’s hibernation, renewed and refreshed with a spring in our step, ready to embrace the warm bright days of summer. Presented in a beautifully embossed green glass bottle, the serpent dragon design takes its inspiration from the great Norse sagas and embraces both the high sun of the summer solstice and the low sun of the winter solstice – the polar opposites of our island seasons – while the runic writing reflects the ancient carvings of our Viking ancestors which can still be seen today, here in Orkney.
Names then gave they to noon and twilight, morning they named, and the waning moon, night and evening, the years to number.
A superb 18 year old from the Highland Park distillery and a winner of a Gold Medal at the 2005 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Highland Park’s 18 Year Old enjoyed a redesign in 2017, receiving livery inspired by the wood carvings from Urnes Stave Church and a new sub-name, “Viking Pride”. The Orkney single malt remains the same as before – rich, complex and supremely delicious.
In 18 Year Old Viking Pride Travel Edition, we celebrate doing things our own way (often the hard way) and our commitment to the craft of whisky-making. One crucial aspect of that craft is harmonisation.
After marrying whisky from different casks together, we then give the liquid valuable time to harmonise in the cask before being bottled. A deliberately slow and unhurried stage, long since abandoned by many distilleries, cask harmonisation is what helps us achieve the intense balance that is our hallmark. By using a high proportion of first-fill sherry seasoned European and American oak casks and bottling 18 Year Old Viking Pride Travel Edition at its marrying strength of 46% ABV, the whisky’s delicious notes of heather honey, chocolate and cherries are intensified.
The resulting single malt whisky is rich and sweet, boasting a powerful balance of cherry jam, rich dark chocolate, heather honey and waves of floral, aromatic peat smoke.
We’ve been crafting our award-winning whisky at the Highland Park Distillery in Kirkwall, Orkney, since 1798. Age, experience and respect for tradition may define our whisky, but it’s Orkney that sets it apart. Something magic happens here and the result is the wild harmony of flavours found in our whisky.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber gold.
Nose: Dried fruit, orange peel, honeyed malt, warm spice and soft heathery smoke.
Palate: Rich and full with sherried sweetness, dark toffee, cinnamon, dried berries and gentle smoky oak.
Finish: Long, warming and spicy with lingering fruit, oak and a dry, elegant smoke.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber mahogany. This is based on the reviewed product imagery and the whisky’s sherry-cask style.
Nose: Blackcurrants, sultanas and tangerine peel, lifted by gentle smoky notes.
Palate: Sweet forest floor, cinnamon, ginger and stewed fruit, with dense sherried richness and a touch of smoke.
Finish: Long, spicy and warming, with lingering dried fruit and soft smoke.
Many experts rate 21-year-old Highland Park as one of the best examples from this popular distillery. Originally created exclusively for global travel retail and duty free markets, this whisky was named Best Single Malt of the Year at the World Whisky Awards 2009. Released in October 2007, Highland Park 21 is a full-flavoured, powerful, sweet single malt with a rich smoky finish.
Notice this bottle is a travel retail and it is a 40%
Selecting similar quantities of contrasting cask types – nine first-fill European sherry seasoned oak hogsheads, eight ex-bourbon hogsheads, and nine refill hogsheads – gives the November 2019 Release of Highland Park 21 Year Old single malt whisky an impressively rounded and unique flavour. As the warm spices and rich dried fruit flavours of the European casks mingle with the sweeter, exotic fruit notes from the ex-bourbon hogsheads, the softer influence of the refill casks finishes off the harmony.
Bottled at its marrying strength of 46%, this exceptionally well-balanced whisky delivers notes of freshly-cut pineapple, ripe mango, juicy pears, sun-dried sultanas, dried exotic fruit, spice market aromas and curls of densely aromatic peat smoke.
We’ve been crafting our award-winning whisky at the Highland Park Distillery in Kirkwall, Orkney, since 1798. Age, experience and respect for tradition may define our whisky, but it’s Orkney that sets it apart. Something magic happens here and the result is the wild harmony of flavours found in our whisky.
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie August 2019 Release Bottled 2019
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type European & American 1st Fill Sherry+Refill
CaskStrength 46.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Introduced in 1997, the 25 year old was bottled at a variety of cask strengths until the core range was revamped in 2006, when it received a permanent ABV of 48.1%. A new expression with a lower strength was introduced in 2013 before another rebranding of the core range saw the 25 year old become a batch release again in 2019.
The remarkable complexity of our 25 YEAR OLD single malt whisky owes a great deal to its maturation in a high proportion of the finest quality first-fill Sherry seasoned European oak casks.
The casks impart an astonishing flavour to the whisky as it matures – at once dark and full bodied with a rich and nutty spiciness, yet brimming with sweet dried fruits, cinder toffee and soft fudge. 25 years encased in oak has not only created a whisky with impressive depths, but time has delivered a vibrant sweetness too. Renowned whisky writer F. Paul Pacult named it Best Spirit in the World in the 2013 Spirit Journal – an accolade of which we are particularly (but typically quietly) proud.
Highland Park 25yo is a terrifically complex, rich, woody, sherried dram. It seems as if this release will be the last at cask strength as the company is running low on stocks, so don’t tarry too long if you want one of these.
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottled We estimate is from 2006
Stated Age 25 years old
Cask type Sherry Oak Casks from spain
Strength4 8.1 % Vol.
A special limited edition bottle of Highland Park 25 Year Old, crafted from less than 20 casks including sherry seasoned European oak casks, combined with first-fill Bourbon casks and refill casks, all hand-selected by master whisky maker Gordon Motion.
Highland Park 25 Year Old Spring 2019 Release has been created from fewer than 20 sherry seasoned European oak casks, first-fill ex-bourbon casks and refill casks, hand-selected by our Master Whisky Maker, Gordon Motion, from a small treasure of suitable casks. Over time, each cask has developed its own distinctive character, and the culmination of this marriage is a brilliant flavour profile of rich vanilla and honey fudge against a backdrop of smouldering Orkney peat and salty sea spray.
We’ve been crafting our award-winning single malt whisky at the Highland Park Distillery in Kirkwall, Orkney, since 1798. Age, experience and respect for tradition may define our whisky, but it’s Orkney that sets it apart. Something magic happens here and the result is the wild harmony of flavours found in our whisky.
Bottler Distillery
Bottling Bottling serie Spring 2019 Release
Bottled 2019
Stated Age 25 years old
Cask type Sherry Seasoned European Oak
Casks Strength 46.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
A 30 year old from Highland park and a winner of many awards including a Platinum award from the Chicago Beverage Testing Institute.
In Malt Advocate, John Hansell commented “Whiskies like this one remind me why I fell in love with whisky in the first place” and we know exactly what he means. There’s that fudgy sweetness that characterises the more mature Highland Park, but here it’s combined with complex aromatic spices as well as dark chocolate orange and floral peat notes. Dry at the finish, it leaves an aromatic smoky flavour and a mouth-watering hint of mild, salty sea spray – the result of 30 years’ maturation on Orkney’s windswept island environment
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep golden amber
Nose: Aromas of honey, dried fruit, gentle peat smoke, and warm spice
Palate: Rich and complex with flavours of caramel, orange peel, malt sweetness, and soft smoke
Finish: Long and elegant with lingering spice, oak, and subtle peat.
Casks have a huge influence on our whisky. As our fresh new make spirit slowly matures inside them, the casks use these long years to impart their vast array of robust flavours.
It only follows then, that when you bottle straight from the cask, without adding water to reduce alcohol content, you are going to taste our whisky – and the cask’s influence – in its purest form.
Cask Strength Release No. 1 is matured predominantly in sherry seasoned American oak casks of different ages, hand-selected by Gordon Motion, our Master Whisky Maker. It is then directly bottled – not chill-filtered – to ensure the essential DNA and natural colour of our whisky stays intact. There is nothing in this whisky other than the whisky itself. Nothing but the intensely balanced, award-winning spirit of Highland Park.
It is at once sweet and smoky on the nose, with aromas of violets and ripe vanilla pods amidst waves of aromatic peat smoke. On the palate, it is rich and full-bodied, with soft toffee, heather honey, freshly grated nutmeg, and sun-ripened citrus fruits that give way to an exotically spiced crème brûlée finish.
Category Single Malt Distillery
Bottler Distillery Bottling Bottling serie Robust & Intense
Bottled 04.08.2020
Cask type sherry seasoned American oak casks Cask number Release No. 1
Strength 63.3% Vol.
Orkney’s Highland Park has once again bottled up a brill single malt at cask strength and bestowed it a pleasingly straightforward name – feast your eyes upon Highland Park Cask Strength Release No.2! This particular edition was made with a combination of sherry seasoned European and American oak casks, alongside a few ex-bourbon casks, selected by master whisky maker Gordon Motion. Sitting at a robust 63.9% ABV, this one offers up plenty of fruit, vanilla, and smoke notes to enjoy.
Category Single Malt Distillery
Bottler Distillery Bottling Bottling serie Robust & Intense
Bottled 01.07.2021
Cask number Release No. 2
Cask type Sherry seasoned European & American oak casks
Strength 63.9% Vol.
Highland Park Dark Origins is a new core bottling that celebrates the early days of Magnus Eunson’s illicit distilling on Orkney, back before the distillery was even founded in 1798. Magnus worked as a butcher and church official by day, but by night he was a legendary whisky smuggler and distiller outwitting the exciseman.
To honour their hero (the Batman of the Orkney Islands, if you will), Highland Park have created a whisky with a suitably ‘dark’ character. Using 80% first-fill Sherry casks (20% refill) – 60% are first-fill European oak, with 20% being first-fill American oak – an exciting, spicy, chocolatey whisky has been produced.
Highland Park Dark Origins is a new core bottling that celebrates the early days of Magnus Eunson’s illicit distilling on Orkney, back before the distillery was even founded in 1798. Magnus worked as a butcher and church official by day, but by night he was a legendary whisky smuggler and distiller outwitting the exciseman.
To honour their hero (the Batman of the Orkney Islands, if you will), Highland Park have created a whisky with a suitably ‘dark’ character. Using 80% first-fill Sherry casks (20% refill) – 60% are first-fill European oak, with 20% being first-fill American oak – an exciting, spicy, chocolatey whisky has been produced.
The final release in the cult-favourite, uber-collectable collection from Highland Park: “the Magnus series”. Earl Haakon was a character in the Orkney Inga Saga, who murdered his cousin, Magnus (the inspiration for the previous two bottlings in the range). This is aged for 18 years, and it’s absolutely stunning.
FIRE EDITION represents one half of a special two-part bottling, celebrating the great sagas of the Viking age recorded in the oldest Norse poems, the Poetic Edda.
The Poetic Edda tells the tale of the apocalyptic battle between the Gods and the Fire and Ice Giants, where the old world perished in a blazing ball of fire and the new world was born from its ashes. Celebrating this re-birth, or Ragnarok, we released 28,000 bottles of FIRE EDITION, encased in specially commissioned crimson glass. Matured in 100% refill Port seasoned casks – a first for Highland Park – the result is a vibrant single malt with the natural hue of glowing flames. Here, damsons, cinnamon, dried fruit and chocolate dance on the tongue, before sizzling to an intense fruity finish.
For the third release in the acclaimed Valhalla Collection, Highland Park has turned its attention to the mesmerizing Norse Goddess of Love, Freya.
Continuing the tradition of reflecting the character and qualities of the Norse Gods in the whisky itself, Freya’s intriguing allure and feisty personality has inspired a full, rich and complex single malt with a lingering beguiling finish.
Number of bottles 19000
STORY
Released in 2013, Harald is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whisky’s flavour, which is immense.
This bottling is named for King Harald Fairhair, King of Norway (b. 860-d. 940). His army, known as the “bersekers” were known to be fierce in bottle and often used their shields for both protection and as weapons.
Harald was an incredibly important character in the founding of the Orkney earldom, as well as having a major role in the development of Viking history. King of Norway, Harald was famed for his army, which was revered across the world.
Matured in a combination of sherry seasoned American oak and European oak casks, Harald is a complex, yet finely balanced whisky, with an intense flavour brimming with heady ginger, sandalwood, sweet sponge cake and hints of freshly grated nutmeg.
Matured in a combination of American and European sherry seasoned oak casks
ICE EDITION represents a very special two-part bottling, celebrating the Viking sagas recorded in the oldest recorded Norse poems, the Poetic Edda.
In a fittingly chilly reflection of Nilfheim, one of the nine worlds of old Norse mythology and the birthplace of ice, frost and fog, ICE EDITION is presented in a glacial blue bottle. Exquisitely designed to reflect shards of glittering ice, the bottle is encased in a wooden mountain-like cradle and sealed with a wooden stopper. A special release of only 30,000 bottles, it delivers intense aromas of cool fresh pineapple and ripe mango sorbet, underpinned by a frosty kick of root ginger, reflecting all the majestic powers of the great Ice Giant, Ymir.
Released in 2013, Ingvar is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free market in Taiwan, to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whisky flavour, which is immense. This is a Cask Strength Special Edition.
Ingvar Ragnarson, was a warrior King, known for his exceptional cruelty, strength and skill with many weapons. After successfully conquering Dublin in Ireland, he formed the Great Heathen Army which rampaged through Northern England, beheading the King of that region in the process. Ingvar’s army moved quickly using a variety of weapons including the long spear, which although not as glamorous as the sword or as frightening looking as a battle axe, was deadly on the battlefield and in close combat.
Ingvar was released in early 2016 for the Taiwanese travel retail market, and was named in honour of Ingvar Ragnarsson, “a Warrior king known for his exceptional cruelty, strength and skill”.
Matured in a combination of Ex-Bourbon and Sherry oak casks 60.5% ABV / 70cl
Tasting Notes
Colour: Rich golden amber.
Nose: Honeycomb, ripe tropical fruit, orange peel, polished oak, warm spice and aromatic peat smoke.
Palate: Elegant and layered, with sun-drenched fruit, honey sweetness, heady spice, gentle smoke, malt richness and mature oak depth.
Finish: Long and refined, with lingering spice, soft peat smoke, honeyed fruit and polished Highland Park character.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Rich golden amber.
Nose: Honeycomb, ripe tropical fruit, orange peel, polished oak, soft spice and aromatic peat smoke.
Palate: Elegant and complex, with sun-drenched fruit, honey sweetness, warm spices, gentle smoke, malt richness and mature oak depth.
Finish: Long and refined, with lingering spice, soft peat smoke, honeyed fruit and polished Highland Park character.
The second release in Highland Park’s Valhalla Collection following last year’s Thor release. Loki is Thor’s adoptive brother, a mischievous soul, possibly even a shape-shifter and certainly an enigmatic character.
Highland Park have sought to create a whisky that matches Loki’s unique personality with this 15 year old single malt. Unusually, some heavily peated casks were used for part of the maturation.”
Number of bottles 21000
NOTICE the white lettering on the bottle is damaged
The pictures are from the actual bottle frond and back, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
The second release in Highland Park’s Valhalla Collection following last year’s Thor release. Loki is Thor’s adoptive brother, a mischievous soul, possibly even a shape-shifter and certainly an enigmatic character.
Highland Park have sought to create a whisky that matches Loki’s unique personality with this 15 year old single malt. Unusually, some heavily peated casks were used for part of the maturation.”
Number of bottles 21000
Highland Park Odin represents a single malt Scotch whisky worthy of its namesake – the formidable and commanding ruler of Asgard. Its intense complexity ensures this final release is deserving of its rightful place at the head of the Valhalla Collection.
Number of bottles 17000
STORY
Released in 2013, Ragnvald is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whisky’s flavour, which is immense.
Arguably the most famous of the viking pioneers to sail uncharted waters, Ragnvald was more at home on sea than on land, undertaking numerous brave expeditions as far as the Middle East and even Asia. Ragnvald assisted King Harald and was given the title of Earl. He was a noted sailor and warrior and the black dragon or drekar is a symbol from the longships that he sailed.Â
Ragnvald arguably the most famous and pioneering of all Vikings to enter uncharted waters, he was most at home aboard his longship undertaking his many great expeditions throughout the Middle East and even Asia.
The Warrior Series is a collection of single malts created exclusively for Duty Free to showcase the very best of Highland Park. Each expression both introduces a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and demonstrates how the flavours of Highland Park are influenced by cask type.
Predominantly matured in the finest sherry seasoned European oak casks, Ragnvald’s flavour is rich and succulent, with distinct yet balanced notes of dark chocolate, candied peel, and oriental spices, all rounded off with heather rich peat smoke.
Predominantly matured in the finest sherry seasoned European oak casks
The second release in the Magnus series from Highland Park, this will sell out before we even finish writing this sentence. It was created to celebrate Saint Magnus, who was described in the Orkenyinga Saga (no idea either) as “a man of extraordinary distinction, tall, with a fine, intelligent look about him.” It goes on this way, with numerous further compliments. We reckon he was writing about himself. Sadly, Saint Magnus was murdered by his treacherous cousin, Haakon.
This bottle was part of a private collection – if you’d like more detailed info and/or photos just get in touch!
Released in 2013, Sigurd is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whisky’s flavour, which is immense.
The single malt is named after one of the most feared Viking earls in the Orkneyinga Saga. The symbol is a sword of Sigurd which he inherited from his dead father. The Sigurd whisky comes in a beautiful wooden box and as soon as the whisky is in your glass, you imagine yourself in the middle of this saga!
Sigurd was one of the most feared Viking warriors considered to be strong, courageous and in possession of a warriors instinct as razor sharp as the sword he carried by his side.
The Warrior Series is a collection of single malts created exclusively for Duty Free to showcase the very best of Highland Park. Each expression both introduces a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and demonstrates how the flavours of Highland Park are influenced by cask type.
Predominantly matured in sherry seasoned European and American oak casks, Sigurd’s big and bold flavour exhibits layer upon layer of lemon peel, charred pineapple, cinnamon, lavender, and rich peat smoke.
Predominantly matured in European and American sherry seasoned oak casks
Released in 2013, Svein is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whisky’s flavour, which is immense.
Svein is named after a Viking warrior who considered Orkney his home. When he wasn’t feasting and drinking in the winter months he would plant the fields and reap them himself when it was time to harvest. In his spare time, he would go back to his plundering and murdering ways in the Hebrides and in Ireland.
The Warrior Series is a collection of single malts created exclusively for Duty Free to showcase the very best of Highland Park. Each expression both introduces a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and demonstrates how the flavours of Highland Park are influenced by cask type.
Predominantly matured in sherry seasoned American and European oak casks, Svein’s intense flavour expresses powerful notes of crème brûlée, fresh pineapple, ripe oranges and spicy peat smoke.
American and European Sherry seasoned oak casks
Highland Park Thor has a natural strength like its namesake, drawing influence from the environment unique to Orkney, to create a truly elemental spirit. Distilled where sea turns to ocean, this 16 year-old single malt is a meeting point of nature’s forces, exuding a dynamic and bold character on the surface, but with an unexpected softer side at its heart.
Bottled at a robust 52.1% abv this limited edition whisky comes housed in a unique wooden frame, which echoes the fearsome contours of a traditional Viking long ship.
Number of bottles 23000
Released in 2013, Thorfinn is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whisky’s flavour, which is immense.
Thorfinn is the pinnacle of this selection. Thorfinn, aka Thorfinn the Mighty (b. 1009-d.1065) is still highly revered to this day in Orkney. He took over the earl-ship from his brother Einar after he was killed by Thorfinn’s foster-father. He wore a gilded gold helmet and this symbol is prominently placed on this bottling.
Thorfinn was a man of much power and influence, who at one stage controlled the whole of the Orkney Islands. The Orkneyinga Saga described him as a great chief, the tallest and strongest of men whose remains are buried in St Magnus Cathedral on Orkney. The dark russet appearance sets the tone for this deep and complex whisky. Spicy smokiness arrives at the fore and is followed by an array of flavours. Ginger, dried fruits and lingering spice are a result of the scarce and valuable European oak sherry seasoned casks.
Created using a high proportion of first-fill sherry seasoned European and American oak casks, Thorfinn delivers a deep and complex array of flavours. Think fiery ginger fusing with sun-dried fruits and fistfuls of spice, all emboldened by our signature smokiness.
Created using a high proportion of European and American first-fill sherry seasoned oak casks.
| Brand | Highland Park |
| Cask type | Created using a high proportion of European and American first-fill sherry seasoned oak casks |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Island |
| Size | 70cl |
| ABV / Strength | 45.1% |
| Age | NAS |
| Varietal | Single Malt |
For Triskelion, three legendary Highland Park whisky makers joined forces. Together, Gordon Motion, Max McFarlane and John Ramsay chose and married three principal cask types, with the aim of exploring the influence of wood and cask seasoning. Liquid from first-fill sherry seasoned Spanish oak butts, first-fill sherry seasoned American oak casks and first-fill bourbon barrels and hogsheads, along with a small number of refill casks was bottled up at 45.1% ABV. Stone fruit, citrus and peat smoke, you’ll find it all here!
Distillery Highland Park
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottled 2019
Cask type 1st Fill: Spa. + Amer. Sherry & Bourbon casks
Strength 45.1 %
Vol.Size700 ml
The final bottling from the Viking Legend series, Valfather was named after the Norse god Odin. It’s the most peated whisky to date from Highland Park, a style designed to mimic Odin’ power. Valfather was matured in refill casks in order to balance the peatiness and also because the brand supposedly wanted to mirror the ethereal and lighter feel of Valhalla, Odin’s hall. It was bottled at 47% ABV without any additional colouring.
Danish designer Jim Lyngvild returned to help create the distinctive packaging, the inspiration of which was the ancient picture stones from Stora Hammars in Gotland, Sweden.
Released in 2016, King Christian 1 is a rare limited edition within The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkneyâs Viking history, and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whiskyâs flavour, which is immense.
Christian I was King of Norway, Denmark, Sweden (1448-1481)
This Highland Park bottling celebrates King Christian I of Denmark and his important role in the Orkney Islands becoming part of Scotland in 1468. He was a clever and cosmopolitan sovereign who managed to unite Denmark, Norway and Sweden, a region that at the time, included the Orkney Islands where our world renowned distillery has been based since 1798.
One of the rarest bottles of the Highland Park range in modern times, only 300 bottles of the King Christian Volume 1 have been released for the travel retail market. It was released in Feb of 2016 as part of the Warrior series.
Matured in a combination of Refill Butts and Hogsheads of exceptional age and character, this whisky, like its namesake king, is the embodiment of unity.
This expression has been matured in both refill butts and hogsheads of “exceptional age”.
Highland Park Thorfinn: 70cl 45.1% ABV
Released in 2013, Thorfinn is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whiskyâs flavour, which is immense.
Thorfinn is the pinnacle of this selection. Thorfinn, aka Thorfinn the Mighty (b. 1009-d.1065) is still highly revered to this day in Orkney. He took over the earl-ship from his brother Einar after he was killed by Thorfinn’s foster-father. He wore a gilded gold helmet and this symbol is prominently placed on this bottling.
Thorfinn was a man of much power and influence, who at one stage controlled the whole of the Orkney Islands. The Orkneyinga Saga described him as a great chief, the tallest and strongest of men whose remains are buried in St Magnus Cathedral on Orkney.
Colour: A fairly full deep reddy copper with lighter gold tones running through.
Nose: A fuller dunnage / old oak cask nose going on here, with just a touch of lactic acid which tales off thankfully after a few moments leaving eucalyptus and cedar wood notes along with sweet autumn berries and gentle sherry christmasness and spice.
Palate: Pretty thick mouthfeel here, at first you think it’s smooth, but then spices kick in reminding you of Thorfinn’s power! It’s sweet, with wispy heathery sweetness amongst the gentle peat smoke. There’s American Oak sherry casks giving a menthol hit that turns up stronger in the finish.
Finish: A fresh slightly minty menthol kick, yet fruity and sweet. It’s fairly old and complex and stays around your palate for ages. Yummy.
Thoughts: A slightly off-putting nose for me at first but that clears given time to breath (you should give old whisky the time it deserves). Would I pay €1000 for a bottle? Nope… This needs to have its age stated at the very least in my mind when you’re paying that much. A pleasure to try nonetheless.
Highland Park Ragnvald: 70cl, 44.6% ABV
Released in 2013, Ragnvald is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whiskyâs flavour, which is immense.
Arguably the most famous of the viking pioneers to sail uncharted waters, Ragnvald was more at home on sea than on land, undertaking numerous brave expeditions as far as the Middle East and even Asia. Ragnvald assisted King Harald and was given the title of Earl. He was a noted sailor and warrior and the black dragon or drekar is a symbol from the longships that he sailed.
Ragnvald was most at home aboard his longship undertaking his many great expeditions throughout the Middle East & Asia.
Colour: Full golden with rusty tints.
Nose: Could be described as “old school”, it’s full of old dunnage cask wood nose. Leather, casks, old stuff! Highland heather that’s wilting because it’s over hot smoke from a peat fire near the end of its burn. Coming out are old restrained sherry notes, and lashings of vanilla fudge from great first fill bourbon casks. Really a nose you keep sniffing at and enjoying.
Palate: Thicker and old tasting on the palate, spicy and lively however. Green and red apples dipped in toffee custard.
Finish: Complex and lasting, sweet and fruity with vanilla cream running through and a blast of smoke at the end. Balanced so that no sour cask notes are to be found, ideal.
Thoughts: Corker of a whisky, just the old style I love, but that my wallet doesn’t. For that sort of price you’d hope for an age statement. Saying that, damn, it’s a fine old dram to sit with for a lovely long evening while it’s cold and wet out.
Highland Park Sigurd: 70cl, 43% ABV
Released in 2013, Sigurd is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whiskyâs flavour, which is immense.
The single malt is named after one of the most feared Viking earls in the Orkneyinga Saga. The symbol is a sword of Sigurd which he inherited from his dead father. The Sigurd whisky comes in a beautiful wooden box and as soon as the whisky is in your glass, you imagine yourself in the middle of this saga!
The last three & most recent offerings in the ‘Warrior’ series use an increased quantity of European oak sherry seasoned casks. This allows Sigurd, Ragnvald & Thorfinn to deliver more complex, richer and sweeter flavours.
Sigurd is considered amongst the strongest & most courageous warriors and ultimately one of the most feared Viking Earls.
Colour: Full gold with slightly rusty copper hues.
Nose: Give it some time and gentle soft autumn fruits will greet you, a little like a harvest festival pudding with a sheath of corn next to it for decoration.
Palate: A fuller, more oily mouthfeel greets you introducing smooth and creamy fruits as if they’ve been stewed and covered in vanilla custard, with nutmeg over the top to spice it up a touch. Inviting with a hint of smoke.
Finish: Smooth and oily, but something in there keeping you refreshed. Sweet and decadent, yet balanced and not deeply into the winter fruits.
Thoughts: A much more soothing and fine dram here, starting to be reflected in the price. It’s got more going on, but feels more relaxed and competent.Harald
Highland Park Harald: 70cl, 40% ABV
Released in 2013, Harald is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkney’s Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whiskyâs flavour, which is immense.
This bottling is named for King Harald Fairhair, King of Norway (b. 860-d. 940). His army, known as the “bersekers” were known to be fierce in bottle and often used their shields for both protection and as weapons.
Produced using both American & European oak casks. 50-50 first fill and refill, almost 50-50 Euro and American oak sherries.
Celebrated through this release, King Harald was famed for his army, which was revered across the world at that time.
Colour: Full gold
Nose: Give it some time to open up and you’re rewarded with sherry fruits, raisins and sultanas all sitting in their own smoky pit. A little costal nature has crept in from somewhere. Spices and ginger are all there supporting it nicely.
Palate: Ever so slightly thin on the palate considering what the nose promises, but it’s smooth and sweet with gently spiced baked apples, it’s very pleasant indeed.
Finish: Slightly tingly on the way down and warming on the chest, nice and interesting finish here of a reasonable length.
Thoughts: A more full time autumnal dram that’s still light enough as an early evening drop of drammage.
Highland Park Einar: 1L, 40% ABV
Released in 2013, Einar is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkneyâs Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whiskyâs flavour, which is immense.
Einar Sigurdsson was the joint Earl of Orkney from 1014-1020 along with two of his brothers, which he inherited after his father, Sigurd, died in 1014 at the mighty Battle of Clontarf. His own death came as his youngest brother, Thorfinn was coming of age to claim his share of the earlship. Einar’s greed and overbearing ways led to his being killed at the hands of Thorfinn’s foster-father. Thorfinn the Mighty, went on to become one of the most powerful of all the earls in Orkney.
Einar was crafted as a tribute to one of the most feared and ruthless Vikings of his time. Einar was a hard and successful Viking, often venturing on treacherous long voyages.
Produced using both American & European oak casks.
Nose: For me a little more closed at first, but soon opens out revealing sweet, darker autumn fruits amongst smoky whiffs.
Palate: Smooth going spiced fairly quickly then settling back down to dark brown sugar and winter Christmas cake fruits. Quite autumnal. Just a tickle of smoke from the peat, but fairly restrained. Light enough mouthfeel (can only assume it’s chill-filtered), something also slightly spirity there too.
Finish: Sweet, warming, fruity and medium in length.
Thoughts: Not a surprise in that this is defo a step up from Svein, it’s gone from a summery dram into something much more suited for a slightly chilly autumn day, good stuff, and still fairly reasonably priced.
Highland Park Svein: 1L, 40% ABV
Released in 2013, Svein is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free to both introduce a key figure from Orkneyâs Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whiskyâs flavour, which is immense.
Svein is named after a Viking warrior who considered Orkney his home. When he wasn’t feasting and drinking in the winter months he would plant the fields and reap them himself when it was time to harvest. In his spare time, he would go back to his plundering and murdering ways in the Hebrides and in Ireland.
There’s lots of American Oak Sherry casks, a decent percentage are first fill (30%).
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Barley malt coming through easily, I guess this is a little younger. Sweet and gentle hints of smoke. Green toffee apples and a touch of citrus (orange peel).
Palate: Instant sweet hit of smooth barley and vanilla sugars with slight spices kicking in after a moment along with a slight smokiness. Oak hinting strongly right in the background, enough to peak your interest. Fairly light mouthfeel, balanced, summery and easy going.
Finish: Spiced warmth hits your chest and dies away reasonably fast with dying embers lasting much longer.
Thoughts: A rather nice, inexpensive session dram.
Highland Park Ingvar: 70cl, 60.5% ABV
Released in 2013, Ingvar is part of The Warrior Series, a collection of single malts created for Duty-Free market in Taiwan, to both introduce a key figure from Orkneyâs Viking history and to demonstrate the impact of cask type on our whiskyâs flavour, which is immense. This is a Cask Strength Special Edition.
This cask strength special edition is part of The warrior Series bottled exclusively for the Taiwanese duty free market – 70cl at 60.5% strength.
Highland Park Ingvar is a special edition of Highland Park single malt, released for the duty-free market in Taiwan. The whisky matured in American and European sherry oak casks and is bottled at a cask strength of 60.5%. This edition of the Warrior Series is inspired by Ingvar Ragnarsson, a fierce warrior king who conquered Dublin, York and the Kingdom of East Anglia with the Great Heathen Army. Highland Park Ingvar has tingling aromas of fresh pineapple, dried orange peel and golden syrup on the nose, wrapped in exotic spices and warmed by wood smoke. The palate is initially peppery and smoky. Soft hints of vanilla and fresh citrus zest then emerge, leading into a long finish with vanilla sweetness and lingering smokiness.
From the Jura distillery’s core range relaunch in 2018 comes a 12 year old single malt, matured in a combination of American oak casks and Oloroso sherry butts. A great example of Jura’s delicious malts.
Distilled: 1991 February
Bottled: 2007 August
Age: 16 years old
Cask Type: Filled from one refill hogshead
Cask Number: 3841
50% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 332 bottles released
This is a sixteen year old Isle of Jura bottling from Douglas Laing’s Old Malt Cask range.
A special release of Isle of Jura’s 18-year-old whisky, originally only available in travel retail. It was initially matured in American-oak ex-bourbon casks before a finish in ‘Premier grand cru classé barriques’ – casks that used to hold top-end Bordeaux wine. Master blender Richard Paterson knows his wine casks, and here he’s added layers of rich spice and soft red fruit to Jura’s malty and spicy spirit.
At the peak of the Jura distillery’s core range (relaunched in mid-2018) sits the Isle of Jura 18 Year Old. This expression aged in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels before enjoying a finishing period in Premier Grand Cru Classé Bordeaux barrels, imparting a rich fruitiness.
Single malt from the Jura distillery on the eponymous island, released as part of the Rare Vintage series. This one is a 1988 vintage, bottled in 2018 following a finishing period in tawny Port casks (which we’re rather fond of here at MoM Towers). 1,406 bottles were produced.
A 1989 vintage single malt which hails from the Isle of Jura! After it was distilled, it was laid to rest in American white oak bourbon barrels, where it stayed until 2019. After that point, it was bottled at 53.5% ABV for the Rare Vintage series, with the limited 1,500 bottles accompanied by a very classy presentation box. Did you know that on Jura there are more deer than people? What a terrifying prospect.
Part of Jura’s Signature Series, this bright and fruity non-age statement whisky has been exclusively matured in ex-bourbon barrels. These casks introduce aromas of vanilla and coconut, that deepens to more complex notes of toffee, apricots, cinnamon and cocoa on the finish.
Journey is the entry level expression from the Isle of Jura range (which was relaunched in mid-2018). It was aged exclusively in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels and bottled at 40% ABV. A tasty introduction to Jura’s single malts.
An exotic single malt from Jura that was initially matured in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in hand-selected Caribbean rum casks. The result is aromas of guava, toasted coconut, sugar-coated almonds, apricots and orange that fill the nose, complemented by notes of vanilla fudge, mango, banana, guava, sea salt and lime throughout the palate.
You may have guessed it already from this expression’s name, but the Isle of Jura Seven Wood is made with whisky drawn from seven different types of cask. There’s American white oak, and six other French oaks, Limousin, Tronçais, Allier, Vosges, Jupilles, and Les Bertranges. Intriguing stuff, this.
Isle Of Jura The Loch is part of a series launched by the Jura distillery originally for the Travel Retail market. This expression was initially matured in American oak casks before being finished in casks that previously held 30 year old Pedro Ximénez sherry.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden amber
Nose: Aromas of honey, vanilla, sea breeze, and soft spice
Palate: Smooth and rich with flavours of malt sweetness, caramel, orchard fruit, and gentle oak
82: Long and warming with lingering spice and subtle coastal notes.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold. This is a visual inference based on the bottle image and the Moscatel-finished style.
Nose: Fragrant peat smoke, sweet clove and chewy spice.
Palate: Honeyed fruit, warming spice, soft malt and a gently smoky sweetness. This is a careful style-led inference based on the published profile and Moscatel finish.
Finish: Lingering spice, sweet smoke and dried-fruit richness. This is a careful inference based on the verified finish type and retailer description
This is the second core range single malt released by Lagg distillery – which is named after a parish in the village of Lagg. Its peated malt and finishing period in ex-oloroso casks impart aromas of smoked walnut, spiced red berries and burnt chocolate on the nose, leading to notes of toasted oak, peat smoke and blackberry on the palate.
Excitingly, this is the flagship single malt and the first core range expression to be released from Lagg Distillery. We have been waiting for whisky from Arran’s Peated sister distillery for some time but here it is: Kilmory! It’s made from peated Concerto malted barley and water from the distillery’s own borehole and matured in first-fill bourbon casks in order to preserve the house style of the Lagg distillery. It was bottled at 46% ABV, without chill filtration, and with no added colouring.
The Tobermory Distillery on the picturesque Isle of Mull isn’t home to just unpeated whisky. It also makes superbly smoky single malt under the name of Ledaig (that name isn’t simply a coincidence, by the way – Ledaig was one of the distillery’s previous names!). Distilled using the same pot stills as the classic unpeated Tobermory expression, just with peated barley instead, the whisky boasts plumes of rich, earthy, almost medicinal smoke, with underlying fresh fruit and crushed spice notes. This particular expression ages for 10 years before bottled at the very specific strength of 46.3% ABV.
A peated whisky from the Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull, named after the distillery’s previous rebirth. Maritime and smoky, this whisky rivals Islay whiskies in terms of strength, and the 10-year maturation balances the intensity of youth with a rounded, well-aged spirit.
Ledaig 10YO is neither a smooth nor elegant whisky, but it is crisp, engaging, complex, colourful, tasty and naughty, and that may not sit well with conservative whisky fans.
Ledaig single malt Scotch whisky is produced at the Tobermory Distillery, the only distillery on the picturesque Hebridean Isle of Mull.
Its name comes from the original name for the area, Ledaig (Led-chig), from the Gaelic, meaning ?safe haven?. Ledaig, unlike Tobermory, is distilled from heavily peated malted barley. During the malting process, burning peat is used to dry the barley in a kiln. The reek from the burning peat is absorbed by the barley through the husk of the grain, and the reek remains through the mashing, fermentation and distillation processes, eventually leading to a single malt with a highly distinctive peaty, smoky taste. The result is an intricate Island Malt Scotch Whisky. The 2011 revamp of Ledaig, with new packaging and a solidly peaty whisky. Good work from Tobermory.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Pale gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age, strength, and likely cask-led presentation.
Nose: Soft peat smoke, coastal air, malt sweetness, citrus peel, and a lightly earthy note. This is an inference based on the usual Ledaig style and the approachable Discovery-series positioning.
Palate: Gently smoky and balanced, with sweet malt, pepper, light salinity, citrus, and a touch of ash. This is an inference based on the distillery profile and the whisky’s 43% strength.
Finish: Medium in length, with lingering smoke, soft spice, and a dry coastal edge. This is an inference based on the expected style of a 12-year-old Ledaig bottled in an approachable Discovery format.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber gold.
Nose: Candied orange, earthy peat smoke, leather, dark fruit and a touch of peppery spice.
Palate: Rich and smoky with sherried sweetness, toasted malt, dark chocolate, sea salt and warming oak.
Finish: Long, savoury and peaty with lingering dried fruit, spice and coastal smoke.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold.
Nose: Peat smoke, lemon peel, salted nuts, soft dried fruit and warming spice.
Palate: Oily and punchy with smoky malt, pepper, citrus, sweet ash and sherried oak.
Finish: Long, smoky and warming with lingering spice, char, dry oak and coastal weight.
The first release in Tobermory distillery’s Sinclair Series, this smoky Ledaig single malt has been made with heavily-peated barley and finished in hand-selected Rioja casks. Aromas of Turkish Delight, candied orange peel, leather, black pepper and dark chocolate fill the nose, complemented by notes of almond, raspberries, vanilla, cinnamon and freshly cut grass on the palate over rich waves of savoury peat smoke.
Mossburn are cask experimenters, and this Island Blended Malt is a successful example of their excellent work. Initially blended from American oak barrels of whisky from the Scottish islands, the resulting whisky was then filled into ex-bourbon barrels with toasted, virgin European-oak cask heads (aka ‘Mossburn Cask Bill #1’), adding an extra kick of spice.
Category Blended Malt
Bottler Mossburn – Distillers & Blenders (MDB)
Bottling serie The Mossburn Cask Bill No 1
Bottled 2018
Cask Type ex-Bourbon Barrel
Strength 46.0 % Vol.Size 700 ml
One of two initial releases from the Mossburn Signature Casks Series, which is a range of blended malts exploring the regional differences of Scotch whiskies. Each one is finished in specially-coopered casks designed to accentuate the particular stand-out flavours of each region’s whisky. For the second release, Mossburn have set their sights on Speyside, finishing the whisky in casks made from first-fill Oloroso sherry butt staves and heavily charred American oak cask heads.
Category Blended Malt
Bottler Mossburn – Distillers & Blenders (MDB)
Bottling serie The Mossburn Cask Bill No 2
Bottled 2018
Cask Type Refill ex-Bourbon + Oloroso Sherry Finish
Strength 46.0 % Vol.Size 700 ml
From a tiny distillery in Orkney, Scapa is often overlooked in favour of its more famous neighbour Highland Park. This 14yo was quite a shortlived bottling -it was introduced by then new owners Chivas Brothers to replace the old 12yo, but was subsequently superseded by the now-familiar 16 year old standard official bottling.
Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old. Highly regarded in its time, the 16 year old was discontinued in 2015.
The initially controversial 16yo official expression of Scapa is now winning people round with a jump in quality after a few wobbly years following the rapid transition from the much-loved 12yo via the short-lived 14yo. Orkney’s less shouted about (but still lovely in its own way) malt whisky has found its feet
Distilled: October 1991
Bottled: October 2007
Age: 16 years old
Cask Type: refill hogshead
Cask Number: 3557
50% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 355 bottles released
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A classic Island dram from the Isle of Skye. Aged for a minimum of 10 years in American oak casks, this welcome member of Diageo’s Classic Malts series has been recognised numerous times for its excellence.
It was an Editor’s Choice at Whisky Magazine, a gold medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017 and was awarded ‘Best Islands Single Malt’ at the 2017 World Whiskies Awards.
A classic Island dram from the Isle of Skye. Aged for a minimum of 10 years in American oak casks, this welcome member of Diageo’s Classic Malts series has been recognised numerous times for its excellence.
It was an Editor’s Choice at Whisky Magazine, a gold medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017 and was awarded ‘Best Islands Single Malt’ at the 2017 World Whiskies Awards.
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Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie The Distillers Edition
Vintage 2007 Bottled2017
Calculated age 10 years old
Cask type Amoroso Sherry Cask Finish
Strength 45.8 % Vol.Size700 ml
The 2015 release of Talisker’s consistently excellent 30 Year Old. This time 3,912 bottles have been produced at the distillery’s traditional strength of 45.8% this one is No.911. Elegant and complex, this has the classic Talisker hallmarks of pepper and smoke, but in a softer and subtler way. Superb.
Distillery Talisker
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottled 2015
Stated Age 30 years old
Number of bottles 3912
Strength 45.8 % Vol.
Originally released for the Travel Retail market, Talisker’s Dark Storm is matured in heavily charred oak casks, imparting yet more smoke and spice to the already intensely smoky whisky. A fantastic release from the distillery on the Isle of Skye.
A sea-faring people, House Greyjoy rule over the Iron Islands and worship the Drowned God. The Ironborn live and breathe the sea, making their fortune amidst salt and smoke. With the sweat of their brows and the strength of their backs the Greyjoys have forged their place amongst the great Houses of Westeros, feeding their people and surviving on the desolate Iron Islands. They pay the Iron Price to succeed. On the shores of one of the most remote and rugged Islands in Scotland, the Isle of Skye, lies Talisker Distillery. Its wave-beaten shores imbue its whisky with Talisker’s signature maritime character. An intense, smoky single malt, with spicy and sweet notes, whose maritime edge makes this the perfect whisky to represent House Greyjoy.
An easy-drinking Talisker, taking the distillery’s classically rugged character and softening it out, while maintaining the smoky and sweet notes the distillery is known for. More approachable, but still definitely Talisker.
Introducing Talisker Surge, a Global Travel Exclusive offering from single malt brand Talisker. The first Talisker variant aged in 100% bourbon casks making it uniquely rich spiced and vibrant. Made by the sea; flashes of surging spice and rich honeyed berries electrify the palate, while rolling smoke rumbles underneath. Liquid lightning that stirs the soul and sets pulses racing.
That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Advent Calendar Edition 24 X 3cl 72cl, 49.1% is a whisky tasting set presented in advent-calendar format, assembled by Drinks by the Dram in collaboration with That Boutique-y Whisky Company and filled with twenty-four wax-sealed 3cl drams. Your product listing confirms the 72cl total volume and 49.1% stated strength, while the…
This collection includes 3 Malt bottles of 33,33 CL:
Highland – The Dalmore 12 Year Reserve 33.33cl 40%
Islay – Isle of Jura 10 Year Reserve 33.33cl 40%
Speyside – Tamnavulin 10 Year Reserve 33.33cl 40%
Released in early 2019, this 12 year old single malt from Tobermory was launched in celebration of the distillery returning to life after a two year break! This expression slumbered peacefully in American oak casks for a dozen years before being bottled at 46.3% ABV. What a way to get back in the swing of things!
Tasting Note
Nose: Fragrant raspberries and blackberries, with malty vanilla and toasted cassia underneath.
Palate: Christmas cake, toffee, Lion Bars, and subtle whiffs of dry oak.
Finish: Lingering tangy orange, festive spices, and a touch of leather.
This 18-year-old single malt is part of a series of six Tobermory bottles exclusive to Germany. Aged it bourbon casks, it has a light, fresh and floral nose accompanied by notes of oak, maple syrup and sea salt on the palate.
Distillery Tobermory
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Stated Age 18 years old
Cask type Ex-Bourbon Casks
Number of bottles 3000
Strength 46.3 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
A special edition Tobermory, originally bottled for the German market – we’ve managed to grab a few to let more Tobermory fans have a try. Matured in sherry casks, it’s a rich and spicy look at this weighty and complex island whisky.
This beautiful 21-year-old whisky is a new addition to the Tobermory range that was finished in ex-oloroso sherry casks. These were chosen to create flavours reminiscent of foraged fruit found scattered across the distillery’s charming home on the Isle of Mull.
Tasting Note
Colour: Deep amber with copper highlights
Nose: Dried fruits, orange peel, honey, light coastal breeze
Palate: Caramel, dark chocolate, toasted oak, warming spice
Finish: Long, elegant and complex with lingering oak and sweet spice
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