Highland Park 12 1/2 Year Old Viking Soul Single Cask "Deora Aonbheannach"

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.

Deora Aonbheannach - Gaelic for Unicorn Tears

This bottling is part of the Viking Soul Cask Releases. Unlike Highland Park's standard 12 year old, this malt has been vatted at 57% in Firkins and Quarter Casks for a fixed final period of maturation, resulting in a richer and more intense flavour. It's thought that this unique release actually contains Unicorn tears from the Unicorn farm in Orkney..

Bottled: 2019

Age: 12.5 Years Old

Cask Type: Firkin Cask

Cask Number: 500120

57% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 18 / 57

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