You know that one bottle that just gets along with everyone? This is it. Pour Highland Park 12 and you get heather honey, a little dried fruit, and a wisp of smoke that's gentle and floral, not the medicinal punch you might fear from a peated whisky. It's the whisky to crack open when the plates are cleared, the music's low, and you actually want to taste what's in the glass. Smooth enough for your first single malt, layered enough to keep a seasoned drinker happy.
First whiff is heather honey and orchard fruit, with a curl of smoke drifting behind it like a campfire two tents over. On the tongue it's all about balance: sweet malt and honey up front, dried fruit and a hint of orange peel in the middle, then a soft Orcadian peat smoke and toasted oak rolling in from the sherry casks. The finish is long and warming, more glow than burn, with that gentle smoke trailing off slowly. Nothing fights for attention here. It's the calmest, most well-mannered smoke in whisky.
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Highland Park is made on Orkney, a windswept cluster of islands off the very top of Scotland, about as far north as Scottish whisky goes. The distillery dates to 1798 and the site's roots trace to Magnus Eunson, a church officer by day and a not-so-legal distiller by night. What makes it taste like nowhere else: the peat comes from Orkney's Hobbister Moor, packed with heather and sea-shaped flora instead of forest, so the smoke turns out floral and aromatic rather than tarry. Add sherry-seasoned oak for that honeyed, dried-fruit warmth and you get this.
Quick questions
- What is the price of Highland Park 12 Year Old 750ml?
Highland Park 12 Year Old 750ml is KSh 6,879 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Highland Park 12 Year Old 'Viking Honour' 750ml taste like?
Heather honey and dried fruit up front, then a soft, floral peat smoke and toasted oak from the sherry casks. It's smooth and balanced, with a long, gently smoky, warming finish.
- What is the ABV of Highland Park 12 'Viking Honour'?
It's bottled at 43% ABV, in a 750ml bottle.
- How should I serve it?
Neat in a tulip or Glencairn glass is the way to go. A few drops of water open it up, and one large ice cube is fine on a hot night. Don't drown it in mixers.
- Is Highland Park 12 a smoky whisky?
Lightly, yes, but it's gentle. The peat is from Orkney's heathery moors, so the smoke is floral and aromatic rather than the heavy medicinal style you get from some Islay malts. A great intro to peat.
- Where is it from?
From the Highland Park distillery on Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of Scotland. The distillery's story goes back to 1798.
- What pairs with Highland Park 12?
Smoky nyama choma, dark chocolate, aged hard cheese, salted nuts, or a sticky toffee pudding all work beautifully with its honey-and-smoke balance.
Highland Park 12 Year Old 750ml
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Highland Park 12 Year Old 750ml price in Kenya
Buy Highland Park 12 Year Old 750ml online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 6,879. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.