Highland Park 15-year-old Viking Heart / 44% / 0.7l
- Highland Park Viking Heart 15 years old was created by master whisky maker Brian Motion, who selected predominantly sherry seasoned European oak casks and added just a few refill casks.
Product description
Kirkwall-based Highland Park is the older of Orkney's two whisky producers (established in 1798).
Equipped with two pairs of stills, the distillery produces almost 2.5 million liters of distillate annually. For many, Highland Park is considered synonymous with quality, which is confirmed by the dynamics of sales - in less than a decade, it doubled and in 2019 exceeded 2.2 million bottles. Highland Park Viking Heart 15 years old is a creation of master distiller Gordon Motion from 2021, composed mainly of distillates aged in first-fill sherry barrels (European oak), with a small addition of refill barrels. Its presentation in a ceramic decanter designed by Wade Ceramics is inspired by the stone vessels in which whisky was stored in Orkney centuries ago.
Nose: rich, heather honey, crème brûlée, orange peel, pineapple, cantaloupe, cinnamon buns, nougat, a hint of vanilla and a distant hint of smoke.
Palate : pronounced sherry notes, candied lemon and orange peel, pineapples, yeast cake, raisins, vanilla, honey, marzipan, cinnamon, nutmeg and subtle smoke in the background.
Finish: quite long, with notes of honey, toffee, raisins, orange jam, cinnamon, oak, sherry and sweet smoke.