Highland Park 13 Year Old 1996 - Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)
Highland Park
Tasting Notes
The Highland Park 1996 18 Year Old, bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their distinguished Old Particular range, represents a carefully selected single cask expression from Orkney's celebrated distillery. Distilled in September 1996 and matured in refill hogshead #10589 until November 2014, this bottling yielded 450 bottles that capture Highland Park's spirit in its most natural form. The whisky presents an elegant balance of Highland Park's characteristic elements - gentle smoke weaves through sweet barley notes, while hints of fruit cake add rich complexity to the profile. This release demonstrates both the sophisticated evolution of Highland Park's spirit through extended maturation and Douglas Laing's expertise in selecting casks that showcase a distillery's essential character, offering enthusiasts a rare opportunity to experience this iconic Island malt in its purest expression.