Highland Park 15 Year Old Freya 75cl

Highland Park remains the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland, although not by much, as it is little more than a stone's throw from fellow Orcadian, Scapa. Accounts of the distillery's genesis vary, and the truth is probably lost to the mists of time, but it is thought that a local farmer named David Robertson founded what we now know as Highland Park distillery in 1798, on the site of an illicit still operated by nefarious smuggler (and former priest) Magnus Eunson.

Since its introduction as a single malt in the late 1970s, the distillery has been awarded many plaudits, not least of which came from the late, great whisky writer Michael Jackson, who called it “the greatest all rounder in the world of whisky”. It's characteristic style coming from the use of Sherry casks, along with an often cited heathery sweetness imparted to the spirit by way of the distinct Orcadian peat used during the malting process.

The third release in the Valhalla series is Freya, Goddess of Beauty and War. By the old myths she is the ruler of Fólkvangr, where half of the fallen soldiers go to their afterlife. The other half goes to Odin's hall.

The packaging is pretty unique in that it's a wooden frame styled after the prow of a Viking longboat which is hinged to allow easy access to the bottle.

Age: 15 Years Old

51.2% ABV / 75cl

Bottle Number: One of only 19000 bottles released

Please note minor markings and minor scuffs to box.

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