OUR DISTILLERY
Far away in the storm-lashed Orkney islands is the place where magic happens. Here, Highland Park single malt Scotch whisky is made, in very much the same way as it was made over 220 years ago. We see our distillery as a living, breathing organic place and we are its custodians. Evolution takes time and we’ve plenty of that.
THE HISTORY
Our distillery is perched atop high ground on the southern edge of Kirkwall, and stands watch over the town. As well as a collection of ancient stone buildings, we have 23 warehouses, and 2 pagoda-topped kilns. Incidentally, although our warehouses are numbered from 1 to 25, there are actually only 23 of them – one of history’s little mysteries. For over 220 years, our distillery has sat stoically through long winters, raging storms and 100mph winds. It all makes for more harmonious whisky.
THE KILNS
Our two kilns are used to dry out the hand-turned malted barley over slow-burning hand-cut local peat from Hobbister Moor. When you make whisky, your sense of scale and time warp – in our world, our youngest kiln is still ‘new’ at just over 100 years old, and we have no intention of replacing either of them any time soon. If you want to make award-winning whisky, you have to appreciate that sometimes tradition defies convention.
The Stills
Our stillhouse has four stills, two wash stills and two spirit stills, and a robust copper and brass spirit safe. The stills were made by Forsyth’s, a renowned still-maker in Speyside. Interestingly, unlike most stills, ours have windows so that we can see the boiling liquid inside. This just demonstrates the lengths that we will go to to create perfection: we even keep an eye on the spirit as it boils.
Our Orkney Home
Our island home has its own distinct culture, climate and geology. It makes us what we are – proud to stand apart.
Our Whisky
Explore the depth, character and complex balance of our award-winning whiskies and experience a wild harmony of flavours in every one.
10 Year Old
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ABV : 40% | Volume: 700ml
10 Year Old
Bursting with the flavours of crushed citrus fruit, lightly whipped vanilla cream and smoky heather peat.
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12 Year Old
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ABV : 40% | Volume: 700ml
12 Year Old
Packed with the flavours of sun-kissed Seville oranges, winter-spiced fruitcake, heather honey and floral peat smoke.
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Cask Strength Release No.1
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ABV : 63.3% | Volume: 700ml
Cask Strength Release No.1
Bottled straight from the cask, this is Highland Park in its purest form with every strand of flavour amplified - we call it 'molten toffee logfire'.
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18 Year Old
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ABV : 43% | Volume: 700ml
18 Year Old
Boasting a complex balance of flavours - ripe cherries, bitter dark chocolate, fresh honeycomb and aromatic peat smoke – this is a proud tribute to our five keystones of production.
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21 Year Old August 2019 Release
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ABV : 46% | Volume: 700ml
21 Year Old August 2019 Release
The marriage of just 15 casks brings together vibrant spices and dried fruit from the European oak, and sweet vanilla and citrus from the American oak.
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25 Year Old Spring 2019 Release
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ABV : 46% | Volume: 700ml
25 Year Old Spring 2019 Release
Mature and full-bodied, delivering a vibrant sweetness against a backdrop of smouldering Orkney peat and salty sea spray.
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30 Year Old Spring 2019 Release
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ABV : 45.2% | Volume: 700ml
30 Year Old Spring 2019 Release
A complex yet beautifully balanced union of three different cask types creates extravagant layers of fruit, spice and smoky sweetness.
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40 Year Old Spring 2019 Release
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ABV : 43.2% | Volume: 700ml
40 Year Old Spring 2019 Release
Rich layers of berry fruits, chocolate and peat smoke present a whisky as rare as it is balanced, deep and aromatic and infused with a delicate sweetness.
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