Highland Park Heather Single Malt Scotch Cask Strength

Highland Park Heather Single Malt Scotch Cask Strength...$79.99 / 750ml
63.3% ABV
Highland Park Heather Single Malt Scotch Whisky Cask Strength is a high-proof distillation-focused expression built to showcase Orkney’s house style without filtration or dilution. Bottled at 63.3% ABV, the whisky is aged in predominantly first-fill European and American oak sherry-seasoned casks, allowing oxidative development to drive structure rather than sweetness alone. Traditional malting with local Orkney heather peat contributes a restrained but persistent aromatic smoke, distinct from coastal peat, integrating floral phenolics with malt and oak tannin. Extended maturation emphasizes lignin-derived spice compounds, dried fruit esters, and nutty oxidative notes, while the elevated proof preserves viscosity, ester concentration, and sulfur complexity from sherry cask interaction. The result is a technically assertive Highland Park—weighty, textural, and oak-forward—designed for dilution control rather than immediate approachability.