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Highland Park Hogshead 2006

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Highland Park Hogshead 2006

HED04660

17000 cl

54.9%

£25,100.00

Taxes excluded.

Highland Park Hogshead 2006 is an Island single malt distilled in 2006 and matured in a single refill hogshead. The spirit was bottled as part of a series focusing on the pure distillery character unencumbered by intensive wood finishing. The profile features a marriage of heather honey, sea spray and a delicate aromatic peat smoke. The palate is oily and balanced with notes of malted barley and light citrus. The finish is medium and drying with a lingering saline quality. This vintage provides a transparent look at the Orcadian terroir, showcasing the elegant integration of coastal smoke and sweet malt that defines the northernmost distillery in Scotland.

2006

Whisky Casks

Highland Park

Orkney, Scotland

Highland Park

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Arguably one of Scotland's most famous 'island distilleries' and certainly one of the most remote, Highland Park is situated on Orkney in the Shetlands. Established in 1798, the distillery sources peat from their own heather moorland and water from Cattie Maggie's spring, the same source they have been using for over 200 years. Highland Park still operate their own floor malts, which provide around 20% of the barley they require for whisky-making, and operate two wash still and two spirit stills.

The spirit is bold and complex with a whiff of wood char and a dense, barley-forward, honeyed character. The 12 year old and 18 year olds are considered classic malts by many whisky lovers, while single vintage releases and special editions sell quickly to collectors. Independent bottlings are rare, but worth seeking out.

Orkney, Scotland

Highland Park