Description
Highland Park 1994/2010 - 16 Years Old Single Malt Whisky
AROMATIC PEAT, hand-cut from Hobbister Moor to bring a unique fragrant heuther character to the whisky.Then it's placed into oak casks - not just your usual bourbon casks though - SHERRY OAK CASKS FROM SPAIN
that cost ten times as much, but bring a priceless natural colour and favour to our whisky.Then comes the hardest part leaving it to quietly mature in the consistently Cool ORCADIAN air.
And even when it's ready, we're not. We have chosen and combined our best casks from 1994, then we have left them to settle and HARMONISE FOR JUST THAT LITTLE BIT LONGER TO DELIVER OUR COMPLEX WHISKY THE RESULT IS A DELICIOUS SINGLE MALT, WITH CARAMEL AND ALMOND NOTES, TEASING SWEETNESS WITH HINTS OF CINNAMON AND AROMATIC PEAT FLAVOURS DELIVERING A WARMING SMOKEY FINISH .This special VINTAGE is the kind of DRAM you long for when you've worked as hard as us.
First, hold your glass to the light to enjoy the dark AMBER hue, then till and rotate it to see the beads of whisky appear on the inside of the glass. The smaller they are, the higher the alcohol strength, and the slower they fall, the better the spirit quality.
Next, add a drop of water and take three long snifls. The first just gets your nose used to the alcohol, but in the second, you'll discover citrus and honey sweetness, and in the Third, fruit - maybe ripening lemon or orange.
Now, taste the whisky by CHEWING it in your mouth for 4 or 5 seconds, then swallow. The top of your tongue will start to tingle, and after a few seconds your mouth will go dry, leaving "a WARMING SMOKEY FEELING" and a flavour that keeps on going.
Story
Highland Park Distillery was built in 1798 by David Robertson. The distillery’s relationship with blenders Robertson & Baxter led to its purchase by Highland Distillers in 1937 and subsequently by Edrington in 1999, who continue to run it to this day. The modern Highland Park single malt brand was first officially bottled in the 1970s with an 8-year aging statement, but distillery bottlings first appeared around the 1950s. The brand's look has undergone many changes over the years, but its cult following and popularity have never waned. To this day, it remains one of the most famous single malt whiskies in the world.
Origin : Kirkwall, Scotland
Distillery : Highland Park Distillery
Type : Whisky
Style : Single Malt Whisky
Alcohol : 40% vol
Bottle Size : 700ML