Orkney based distillery, Highland Park, has unveiled its new 50-Year-Old single malt Scotch Whisky, only the third 50-year-old created in the distillery’s 223 year history.
Available from specialist outlets globally from March 2021 with an RRP of £20,000, 274 bottles have been created, each signed by Highland Park Master Whisky Maker, Gordon Motion.
The 50-year-old whiskies have been created using a traditional solera system – best known as a method of maturing Sherry – which takes a small quantity of the whisky produced from a previous batch and marries it together with the new whisky, continuing a legacy within a legacy.
This new Highland Park 50-Year-Old edition has been carefully selected from nine refill casks, originally laid down in 1968, married together in 2008 then re-racked into a handful of the finest first-fill sherry seasoned oak casks. Then, after a further 12 years of maturation, one of these limited casks was selected and married with a small quantity of the whisky from the last 50-Year-Old released by the distillery.
Presented in a hand-made wooden box, crafted from walnut by Scottish Master Craftsman, John Galvin, the whisky is encased in an embossed heavy-weight glass bottle featuring a design inspired by the Norse heritage of our Orkney island home, which dates back over 1200 years. Decorated in intricately decorated metal, encasing a hand-crafted crystal decanter and leather-bound book detailing the story of the 50-Year-Old whisky completes the presentation.
The new Highland Park 50-Year-Old will be available from The Whisky Exchange and The Whisky Shop and a limited number will be available from the distillery and online shop from March 2021.
To find out more about Highland Park visit Highland Park Whisky.
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