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Scotch, Vintage & Collectibles, Whisky
Highland Park 25 Year Old W/ Wooden Gift Box
This bottle of 25 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the Highland Park distillery was released back in the 1990s! A discontinued expression from those Orkney lengends.
Taken from ex-sherry and bourbon casks and bottled at 45.7% abv, slightly lower than previous 25 year old expressions from the Orkney distillery. It was awarded 100 points out of 100 at the 2013 Ultimate Spirits Challenge in New York; a perfect score!
Nose: Soft, plump cherries, toasted walnut, crumbly pastry and brown sugar.
Palate: Stewed fruits, sweet vanilla and some classic Orkney peat. A hint of spiciness, not too much though.
Finish: Sweet, long and delicious.
Overall: This really is a fantastic single malt from Highland Park, tonnes of flavour but balanced admirably.
SKU: ZHLP02-NV00700-WS W -
Scotch, Vintage & Collectibles, Whisky
Highland Park 25 Year Old W/ Gift Box
Boasting ‘the northernmost Scotch whisky Distillery in the World” in Kirkwall, Orkney, the Highland Park Distillery has an intriguing history of illicit distilling and smuggling. Known as Kirkwall distillery until 1876, the name ‘Highland Park’ derives from the hill where the distillery stands, ‘High Park’. The location was thought to be chosen for its water source and as a lookout against approaching exsicemen.
The distillery’s glory days came in 1895-1897 when the Grant family came to into control, replacing the two existing stills with larger ones, and installing a further two in 1897. The sudden growth was however, short lived as a result of the closure of Pattisons Blending Co (one of the major blending companies at the time) in 1898, becoming the catalyst for a massive slow down within the Scotch whisky industry that lasted for close to 50 years. It is over this time that Highland Park dedicated their focus to building whisky supplies, a move that would be rewarded In 1997 and 1998 with a succession new releases that set to become permanent members in the distillery portfolio. One of these was Highland Park 25 year – generally considered one of the all-time classics in the world of extra-aged Single Malt Scotch.
SKU: ZHLP02-NV00700-WS G