Highland Park 18yo Viking Pride
CHF 169.00
Named by the American whisky expert, F Paul Pacult, as ‘Best Spirit in the World’ (Spirit Journal), 18 Year Old Viking Pride is our most highly-awarded single malt whisky, being honoured with both a Gold and an Ultimate Recommendation (with a score of 96) in the 2021 International Spirits Challenge.
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Description
Bottle Details
Distillery: | Highland Park |
Region: | Islands |
Bottler: | Distillery Bottling |
Bottled: | |
Stated Age: | 18 |
Cask Type: | Ex-Sherry, European & American Casks |
Strength: | 43% Vol. |
Size: | 700 ml |
Tasting Notes
Cherries | Dark chocolate | Toffee | Marzipan | Heather honey | Aromatic peat smoke
About the brand
Highland Park
In addition to being the most northerly, Highland Park is also one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland. The distillery claims that it was established in 1798, but it is pretty sensible to approach any 'founding' dates in the 18th century with a fair degree of skepticism. It is more than possible that a large amount of illicit distilling was occurring on the Highland Park site around that time, as we have enormous amounts of historic sources that indicate that Orkney was a genuine hotbed of illicit distillation. There are numerous legends about the extent to which illicit distilling was occurring on Orkney, many of which involve accounts of the mayor of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney, being a major smuggler.
Scotland, Islands | Status: Active: | The Edrington Group | Founding year: 1825 |
Scotland, Islands | Status: Active: | The Edrington Group | Founding year: 1825 |
