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Highland Park 1977 Bicentenary Repatriation

Highland Park 1977 Bicentenary Repatriation
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Lot number: 082-2440

Winning bid: £620

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.

Initially released in 1998 to celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the distillery, the demand for this expression was so great that it sold out almost instantaneously. Or so everybody thought... It wasn't until 10 years later, that a forgotten cache of bottles was discovered in a Japanese warehouse. It was decided to "repatriate" the last 690 bottles of the Bicentenary 1977 Vintage, to celebrate its extended Japanese sabbatical and to offer the opportunity to enjoy this highly-prized and sought-after whisky to a new audience.

40% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 12314

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