Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart

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A 15-year-old added to Highland Park's core range in 2021. Presented in a ceramic bottle, it pairs sherry-cask sweetness and spice with gentle heather peat.

Peated

Details

Brand	Highland Park
Distillery	Highland Park
Origin	Scotland / Islands (Orkney)
Style	Single Malt
Age	15 yrs
ABV	44%
Cask	Sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Crème brûlée, heather honey and cinnamon-topped apple crumble.
Palate: Ripe pineapple, lemon, freshly baked sponge cake and toasted cinnamon.
Finish: Vanilla, orange and aromatic peat linger gently.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water

At 44% the balance of fruit and peat is delicate, so take it neat or with a little water. The sweetness and spice of the sherry casks come through clearly.

Food pairing

Smoked salmon, roast duck, and desserts with sweetness and toasty notes such as apple pie or crème brûlée.

Background & production

From Highland Park in Kirkwall on Orkney, one of Scotland's northernmost distilleries. It still floor-malts part of its barley and dries it over heather-rich Orkney peat.

The 15 Year Old joined the core range in 2021. Whisky Maker Gordon Motion built it mainly from first-fill European and American oak sherry-seasoned casks, with a small proportion of refill casks that let the distillery's gentle heather peat and light fruit come through.

It is bottled at 44% in a ceramic bottle made with Wade Ceramics, inspired by the earthenware vessels once used to store whisky.