HIGHLAND PARK 50 YEAR OLD

From the far-flung corners of the country on the remote Orkney Isles comes a whisky that has been preparing in the depths of a warehouse for half a century. With the angels taking their fair share there are only 274 bottles available.

Nine refill casks, originally laid down in 1968, were married together in 2008 and re-racked into several first-fill sherry seasoned traditional oak casks. After a further 12 years of maturation, just one sherry seasoned European oak butt was selected and a small quantity of the whisky it contained was married with some of our 2018 batch of 50 Year Old.

Highland Park gain their unique flavour through the use of five traditional keystones of production, unchanged in over 220 years – aromatic peat, hand-turned floor maltings, sherry seasoned oak casks, cool maturation and cask harmonisation.

Here is a look through the years leading up to this release, and a more detailed look at this glorious bottle and presentation case:

Nose: Delicate aromas of ripe black cherries, sweet Muscovado sugar, peaches and rich dark chocolate are conveyed on a whisper of new leather and soft peat smoke.
Palate: A complex and vibrant intensity of flavours follows with exotic spices, candied orange peel, toasted oak and ripe apricots delivering a deliciously rich yet fragrant sweetness.
Finish: Dry spices and the impression of dark espresso coffee linger at the finish, enrobed in aromatic peat smoke.

Here is a another great video of Highland Park’s Master Whisky Maker, Gordon Motion, taking us through the process and his decision making when creating this special expression:

Highland Park
50 Year Old
2021 Release

70cl / 43.8% ABV

£25,000

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