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Highland Park Dragon Legend & Valkyrie

Highland Park Dragon Legend & Valkyrie
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Highland Park Dragon Legend & ValkyrieHighland Park Dragon Legend & Valkyrie

Lot number: 080-4352

Winning bid: £95

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.

Dragon Legend:

A word from Jason Craig, brand director for Highland Park: ‘This is a slight step up in smoke profile from our core 12 Year Old as we’ve used a higher percentage of peated malt stock but it is still very much recognisable as a member of the Highland Park family with its key characteristics – from the use of both European and American Sherry seasoned oak casks – of vanilla and warm spices complementing the richer aromatic peat smoke.’

43.1% ABV / 70cl

Valkarie:

The first in a series consisting of three "Viking legend" releases. Named after the the servants of Odin, the Valkyries would choose the fallen warriors worthy to join Odin's army and to prepare for Ragnarok.

Made in partnership with Jim Lyngvild.

45.9% ABV / 70cl

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