Highland Park 1974 33 Year Old Single Cask #11916
Lot number: 079-2936
Winning bid: £1,350
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.
Until the launch of the 40 year old, this was the flagship variant of the Highland Park range and was first released in April 2005. By its very nature, this whisky is only available in limited quantities.
Distilled: 29.10.1974
Bottled: 2008
Age: 33 Year Old
Cask Type: Refill Sherry Oak Cask
Cask Number: 11916
47.8% ABV / 70cl
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