Highland Park Whisky Orkney Scotland

Highland Park Whisky, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Highland Park Whisky produced on the Orkney Islands has been named The Best Spirit in the World not once but twice.

Highland Park produces fine Scottish single malt whiskey aged from 12-40 years old.

Highland Park boxed and ready for sale

The brand’s foundation is associated with the colorful character of Magnus Eunson in the late 18th century, though the distillery officially gained its license in 1826.

The distillery

History

Founded in 1798 and located just outside Kirkwall, the main town on Orkney, the Highland Park distillery is the most northerly distillery in Scotland (half a mile farther north than the neighbouring Scapa distillery).

Highland Park Whisky, Orkney, Scotland, UK.

Entrance to the distillery

The name of the whisky doesn’t come from the area of Scotland known as The Highlands – as many people assume – but from the fact that the distillery was founded on an area called “High Park”.

Highland Park Whisky, Orkney, Scotland, Britain.

Preserved whisky barrels at the distillery

Highland Park is one of the few distilleries to malt its own barley, using locally cut peat from Hobbister Moor. The peat is then mixed with heather before being used as fuel. The distilleries single malts gave won numerous awards; in 1984, Highland Park was the only whisky ever to have scored a rating of 100% by the regular tasting team of The Scotsman newspaper.

Enjoy a tour of the distillery

The distillery offers a number of tours, ranging from £7.50 to £75 per person. These include a short film, a guided tour of the site, and a sampling of various whiskies.