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Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl 40%
Spicy and well-rounded: the classic Orkney single malt, balancing heather honey sweetness with a gentle wisp of aromatic peat smoke.
Highland Park 12 Year Old is the heart of the range from Highland Park, the distillery founded in 1798 in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands. This single malt Scotch whisky is matured for at least twelve years in sherry-seasoned oak casks, which give the whisky all of its natural golden colour and a generous, rounded sweetness.
What makes this Orkney whisky so distinctive is its peat. Trees struggle to grow in Orkney's windswept climate, so the islands' peat is rich in heather rather than woody roots. Highland Park uses it to create a subtle, floral, aromatic smoke that sets it apart from the heavier, medicinal peat of other island malts.
Presented in Highland Park's refreshed design, with a heather-flecked label, a wood-grain gift carton and a "Product of Orkney" mark cut into the glass, this 70cl bottle is a superb everyday dram and a thoughtful gift for any whisky lover. The whisky inside is unchanged.
Key Features
- Aged 12 years in sherry-seasoned oak casks
- Natural colour derived entirely from the cask
- Gentle, aromatic smoke from Orkney's heathered peat
- Distilled in Kirkwall, Orkney, since 1798
- Supplied in a 100% recyclable gift carton
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Seville oranges and heather honey, with a light floral, citrus freshness.
- Palate: Sweet and spicy, with spiced fruitcake, orange and a full, rounded mouthfeel.
- Finish: Warming pepper spice, oak and orange peel, fading into light Orcadian peat smoke.
Specifications
- Brand: Highland Park
- Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Age: 12 Years
- Volume: 70cl
- ABV: 40%
- Region: Orkney Islands, Scotland
- Distillery: Highland Park, Kirkwall
- Cask: Sherry-seasoned oak
Serving Suggestion
Enjoy neat in a tulip-shaped nosing glass, or add a few drops of water to open up the orange and honey notes. It also makes a beautifully balanced base for a Rob Roy or a Highball.
Please drink responsibly. Over 18s only.