Product description
The Ultimate Whisky Company is a Dutch company based in Amersfoort. Founded in 1994 by Han and Maurice van Wees, it initially specialised in miniature editions.
Their whiskies are bottled without chill filtration, either cask strength or at 46% ABV. Since 1994, over 1,000 whiskies have been released under the "The Ultimate" banner. The "Orkney Riddle" (?Highland Park?) presented here was distilled on 14th February 2006 and aged in refill Oloroso sherry butts (DRU no. 17/A65-23/26/27) for over 17 years. The whisky was bottled at 46% ABV in May 2023.
Aroma: heather honey, caramel, oranges, raisins, red apples, mocha, nougat, dried herbs, a pinch of pepper, forest floor and peat smoke in the background.
Palate: slightly smoky and oily, honey, chocolate biscuits, toffee, raisins, dried apricots, walnuts, black pepper and a hint of pipe tobacco.
Finish: quite long, with notes of milk chocolate, vanilla, honey, orange, grapefruit, black pepper, peat and oak.