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Highland Park 16 years Twisted Tattoo

fresh malty
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(3)€100Scotland, Island, Single Malt

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Colin Dale traced Nordic knotwork across the Twisted Tattoo label long before the cap came off the bottle. The Danish tattoo artist drew on the Midgard Serpent legend for Highland Park's boldest packaging yet. Inside sits whisky married from Rioja-seasoned oak and first-fill bourbon casks. That pairing was new ground for the Orkney distillery. You meet honey and vanilla first, then cedar, cinnamon, and a curl of peat reek through the smoke. Dark chocolate and maple syrup sit underneath, with apple and coffee rounding the edges. Pour it neat and let the tattoo tell its story.

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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 16 years Twisted Tattoo

Highland Park 16 years Twisted Tattoo is a sixteen-year-old single malt Scotch whisky from Scotland's Island region. Highland Park married spirit from 153 Rioja-seasoned oak casks with whisky drawn from 70 first-fill bourbon casks. That blend was a first for the Orkney distillery when Twisted Tattoo launched in 2019. The bottle carries artwork by Danish tattoo artist Colin Dale, inspired by the Midgard Serpent from Norse legend. Enjoy Highland Park 16 years Twisted Tattoo neat to catch honey, vanilla, and gentle peat reek on the nose. Highland Park has distilled on Orkney since 1798, making it one of Scotland's northernmost malt whisky makers. The island's heather peat gives its spirit a distinctive aromatic smoke, lighter than many mainland Islays. Kiln-dried malt and slow copper pot stills shape a whisky that balances sweetness and fire. Twisted Tattoo pushes that balance further by folding Rioja wine cask influence into the house style. Cedar and cinnamon notes echo the oak seasoning, while caramel and maple syrup sweetness build on the bourbon cask share. On the palate, dark chocolate and coffee depth sit beneath sun-ripened red fruit from the Rioja casks. A thread of tobacco leaf adds savoury weight without drowning the fruit. Light smoky peat reek drifts through, more heather bonfire than dense maritime smoke. Apple brightness cuts through mid-palate, keeping the whisky vivid rather than heavy. Bottled at natural colour with a pale rose-gold tint. The spirit looks as distinctive as Colin Dale's serpent knotwork on the label. This Island single malt suits drinkers who want peat without extremes and fruit without cloying sugar. Wine-seasoned and bourbon casks give Highland Park 16 years Twisted Tattoo a broader profile. It stretches beyond a standard age-statement bottling. Colin Dale's Midgard Serpent design marks a release that stands apart in any Highland Park collection. Pour a measure neat and let it open in the glass for a minute. The finish lingers with vanilla, cedar, and a final whisper of cinnamon spice. It rewards patient sipping on its own, at full strength.