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Highland Park 35 Year Old John Goodwin

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Lot number: 096-08313

Winning bid: £3,200

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.

This cask strength bottling was released to commemorate the retirement of chairman John Goodwin in 1997. 35 years is significant due to the fact that this is how long Goodwin spent with the company.

Distilled: 1962

Bottled: 1997

Age: 35 Years Old

50% ABV / 70cl

Although not stated, various sources suggest 50% ABV.

Please note rusting to tin lid and inner tube.

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