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Highland Park 15 years Fire

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(1)€234Scotland, Island, Single Malt

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Highland Park built this bottling around the Norse Fire Giants, the mythical foes of the Ice Giants. It is the fiery half of a two-part story. The distillery filled it entirely into refill Port casks, a first for them at the time. That choice pulls a warm crimson glow from the spirit. You get cinnamon and licorice, ripe grape and fresh fruit, with a low peaty hum underneath. The crimson glass bottle nods to a molten world. Pour it neat and let the spice unfold slowly across the tongue.

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Highland Park

Highland Park distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Kirkwall, on the island of Orkney in Scotland. The distillery was founded in 1798 and is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, with over 200 years of whisky-making experience. The distillery is located on a hill overlooking Kirkwall, and draws its water from the nearby Cattie Maggie spring. Highland Park produces a range of whiskies, including both unpeated and peated expressions, which are aged in a combination of oak casks, including ex-bourbon, sherry, and hogshead casks.

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About the Highland Park 15 years Fire

Highland Park 15 years Fire is a single malt Scotch whisky from the Island region of Scotland. It carries the warmth of the far north, made on Orkney where Highland Park has distilled since 1798. The distillery sits in Kirkwall, the most northerly malt distillery in the country. This is the fiery counterpart to the cool Ice release. Both draw on old Norse tales of giants battling the gods. The name is not just decoration. This whisky matured entirely in refill Port casks, a first for the distillery. Those casks gave it a glowing crimson hue and a vibrant character. The deep red glass bottle was made to echo the molten world of the Fire Giants. It is a striking object before you even pour a drop. In the glass, Highland Park 15 years Fire shows real depth. There is cinnamon and warm spice, sweet vanilla and ripe grape. Fresh fruit sits alongside a thread of licorice. Underneath runs the barley malty backbone the distillery is known for. A gentle peaty smoke and a faint medicinal note keep it interesting. The texture is oily and full, with a meaty cereal weight on the palate. It bottles at 45.2 percent, with no added colouring. That higher strength gives the spice and fruit room to stretch out. The Island character shows in the soft smoke rather than anything heavy. It stays balanced from start to finish. This is a bottle for someone who likes a story with their dram. Enjoy it neat, in a simple glass, and give it a few minutes. The spice, sweet fruit and quiet peat slowly open up. It rewards patience and a calm evening.