Highland Park 18 Year Old Whisky

£125.00

Awarded the title of ‘Best Spirit in the World’ in the ‘Spirit Journal’ on two separate occasions, Highland Park 18 has a perfect harmony amongst all its complexity.

Alcohol 43.0% vol.
700ml

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Description

FULL DESCRIPTION
Highland Park credit the success of their 18-year-old to five unique keystones to their production process; Slow burning peat from the local Hobbister Moor, hand turned floor malting, sherry seasoned European oak casks for maturation, cool maturation climate of the Orkney Islands and an unhurried harmonisation process. No wonder this malt is so rich, yet balanced.

TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Burnished gold.
Nose: Heather, honey, smoked trout and red fruits.
Taste: Rich toffee, orchard fruits, almonds and smoked meat.
Finish: Dark chocolate, leathery tobacco, raisins underlay with warming smoke.
Overall: There is so much going you could spend hours listing all the different notes, but somehow it isn’t overwhelming at all.

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Look, it may be a pretty penny, but this whisky did win ‘Best Spirit in the World’ on two separate occasions. Not just ‘best whisky’ or ‘best in class’, but ‘Best Spirit’. This is definitely a whisky you’ll want to come back to over and over, for quality control reasons obviously…

RECOMMENDATIONS
If the person you’re buying for is a fan of the Highland Park 18, you could also try Bunnahabhain 18, Hibiki 17 or Springbank 15.

Connoisseur

The Highland Park Distillery burn 4000 year old peat to dry their malted barley. The peat is dense and is mostly made of heather, meaning it burns slowly and imparts specific flavours on the malt. This a different type of smokiness you’d get from an Islay malt.

DISTILLERY
Highland Park Distillery.

ABOUT THE DISTILLERY
This is scotland’s northernmost distillery, based in Kirkwall, Orkney. In fact the distillery is almost inside the arctic circle and is closer to Oslo than London.

ABOUT THE LIQUID
Awarded the title of ‘Best Spirit in the World’ in the ‘Spirit Journal’ on two separate occasions, Highland Park 18 has a perfect harmony amongst all its complexity.

INGREDIENTS
Water, Malted Barley, Yeast.

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Delivery Information

Shop delivery: We will always try our best to dispatch as soon as possible, please be advised that some items may take up to 5 working days.

Voucher delivery: As soon as we receive a voucher order they’re sent out via first class post. Depending on how busy Royal Mail is, you’ll usually receive your physical vouchers in 2-3 working days. If you’ve made your order on the weekend we will aim to send it out the following Monday. Bank holidays may affect this. If you need it sooner you Download a printable version.

Christmas Post 2024: To ensure your vouchers are despatched in time for Christmas, please place your order by 1pm on Friday, 20th December. While we will continue to post vouchers after this date, we cannot promise delivery before Christmas Day. However, all voucher orders include a digital download version as standard, so you’ll still have something special to share even if the postal version arrives later.