Highland Park 12 Year Old Ness Of Brodgar's Legacy
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Lot number: 126-02287
Winning bid: £40
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.
This 2019 release was bottled to honour The Ness of Brodgar Trust and the proud spirit of Orkney with a percentage of the original proceeds donated to the charity that oversees the 5000 year old neolithic World Heritage Site.
Age: 12 Years Old
46% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 5000 bottles released
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