Highland Park - 12 Year Old Single Malt

£35.00
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  • Spirits Type:

    Whisky

  • ABV:

    40%

  • Country:

    Scotland

  • Bottle Size:

    700ml

Highland Park - 12 Year Old Single Malt - Spirits

Tasting Notes

Maturation in sherry oak casks contributes natural colour and complexity. The first distillery bottling of Highland Park single malt Scotch whisky was as a 12 year old in 1979 and it remains the core expression and entry level to what is now a large range of Highland Park official bottlings Full, rounded Orkney malt with a smoky sweetness, gentle palate of heather & subtle smoke.

Production Notes

The Cragganmore Distillery is located near the Scotland's fastest flowing river, in a big barley producing area, surrounded by peaty land. Cragganmore starts with a lightly smoked barley malt, mixed with water drawn from the Craggan Burn and fermented. Doubled distilled in unique flat topped stills originally designed by founder John Smith and faithfully maintained to the present day. Unusually there is no sherry wood used in maturation, instead the 12yo is aged in second-fill bourbon casks, a deliberate choice designed to reduce the obvious vanilla and woodiness imparted by long aging in first-fill barrels. This contributes to the austere and complex character of Cragganmore, which takes a little time to open up in the glass.