Highland Park Scotch Whisky

Highland Park Whisky Distillery Information

Established 1790’s First Licensed in 1826 by Robert Borwick

Location Island region whisky from Orkney. On the southern edge of the town of Kirkwall

Water Source Local Springs

Highland Park Whisky Distilling Equipment

Traditional floor maltings

4 Pot Stills

Matured in European Sherry casks with some American oak bourbon casks for balance

Highland Park Whisky Distillery History

Records show that a illicit still was established in the area in the 1790’s by Magnus Eunson who was linked to illicit distilling and smuggling in the area.

Robert Borwick, a Kirkwall merchant, in 1825 decided to set up his distillery in the same area that was by then known as Highland Park. The property belonged to a John Robertson, the Excise Officer who had arrested Magnus Eunson some years earlier.

The land was served by two strong springs of crystal clear water fed by a pool at Cattie Maggie's at Greenvale. On 18 August 1826, he acquired the land rights together with the distillery, malt barn, and 'whole other buildings' from John Robertson.

Highland Park has always been a prized whisky. The Glasgow firm of wine and spirit merchants Robertson & Baxter, bought their first consignment of Highland Park whisky in 1879. Pleased with the result, they took nearly 14,500 gallons in 1881/2, and in the following year just over 19,000 gallons, this represented nearly fifty percent of total output at the time.

In 1895 ownership passed to James Grant who increased the stills from 2 to 4 in 1898.

1935 Highland Park was acquired by Highland Distillers Co Ltd.

Located on the southern edge of the town of Kirkwall Highland Park is the most northerly distillery in Scotland. The distillery still cuts its own peat, which it uses in its traditional floor malting of the barley on its premises.

Highland Park Distillery Bottlings

Highland Park 8 year old

Highland Park 12 year old

Highland Park 15 year old

Highland Park 16 year old (Duty Free Only)

Highland Park 18 year old

Highland Park Older Distillery Bottlings

Highland Park 25 year old

Highland Park 30 year old

Highland Park 1967

Highland Park Ambassador’s Cask

Highland Park Cappella Special Edition

Highland Park Bicentenary Vintage 1977 reserve

Highland Park Independent Bottlings

Adephi,

Alchemist,

Berry’s Own Selection,

Blackadder,

Cadenhead’s,

Coopers Choice,

Dewar Rattery

Duncan Taylor Collection,

Gordon & MacPhail,

Hart Brothers,

Lombard,

MacPhail’s Collection,

Mission (Murray McDavid)

Murray McDavid,

Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)

Provenance (Douglas Laing)

Peerless,

Private Cellar,

Scotts Selection (Speyside Distillers)

SMWS

Un-Chill Filtered (Signatory).

Whisky Galore (Duncan Taylor

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