Highland Park Quercus, Hillhead & New Make Spirit 35cl

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.

Quercus

The Quercus is part three in the Keystone Series (a range of limited releases, only available online to members of Highland Park's Inner Circle). This release is named after the species of oak used to make the casks.

48.3% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: One of only 1200 bottles released

Hillhead

Hillhead is the final release in the Keystones series. Only available to a lucky few members of HP's inner circle, the Hillhead was created to symbolise the art of "cask harmonisation", and thus utilises a harmonious balance of three first fill casks.

Cask Type: European / American Oak Sherry & American Oak Bourbon

46% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: One of only 1200 bottles released

New Mark Spirit

Distilled: 02.2010

Bottled: 03.2010

50% ABV / 35cl

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