About Highland Park

Located in Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, Highland Park Distillery is the second-northest single malt Scotch whiskey distillery in Scotland (Kimbland Distillery on Sanday is 22 miles farther north). Magnus Eunson, a butcher and church official by day and an illegal distiller and whiskey smuggler by night, built the Highland Park Distillery. He was busted on the premises illegally producing alcohol in 1798. Nearly 30 years later, in 1826, Highland Park was granted a formal whiskey distilling permit. The distillery's name refers not to the Scottish Highlands but rather to the fact that it was built on territory known as 'High Park,' which set it apart from a nearby lower region. Highland Park uses the same distillation procedure as other distilleries. In comparison to other peats, the peat used in Highland Park has a larger percentage of heather. The whiskey is matured in sherry barrels, either manufactured of American or European oak and bought from Spanish Oloroso sherry makers. F. Paul Pacult, America's preeminent authority on distilled spirits, has named Highland Park 'The Best Spirit in the World' three times. At the Ultimate Spirits Challenge, its 25-year-old whiskey became the only beverage to ever achieve a flawless 100-point rating. The Light and The Dark, two of its limited-edition distillery releases, received Double Gold medals from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2018. Highland Park received the Chairman's Trophy for Best in Category at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge in 2019 for the fourth consecutive year. Due to rising interest from whiskey enthusiasts in the distillery's limited-edition whiskies, Highland Park finished second in whisky auction sales in 2018 after sister company The Macallan.

Highland Park Whiskies

highland park sigurd (warrior series)

Highland Park Sigurd (Warrior Series)


highland park 22 year old 2000 - old & rare platinum (hunter laing)

Highland Park 22 Year Old 2000 Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing)


highland park 13 year old saltire david coulthard edition #2

Highland Park 13 Year Old Saltire David Coulthard Edition #2


highland park capella

Highland Park Capella


highland park (cask 9531) (bottle 2023) - the cooper's choice (the vintage malt whisky co.)

Highland Park (Cask 9531) (Bottle 2023) The Cooper's Choice (The Vintage Malt Whisky Co.)


highland park hillhead

Highland Park Hillhead


highland park rnli stromness 150th anniversary

Highland Park Rnli Stromness 150th Anniversary


highland park 21 year old (2022 release)

Highland Park 21 Year Old (2022 Release)


highland park 10 year old - rebus 30 rankin

Highland Park 10 Year Old Rebus 30 Rankin


highland park 12 year old - early 1990s

Highland Park 12 Year Old Early 1990s


highland park 12 year old orkneyinga legacy

Highland Park 12 Year Old Orkneyinga Legacy


highland park harald (warriors series)

Highland Park Harald (Warriors Series)


highland park thor - 16 year old (the valhalla collection)

Highland Park Thor 16 Year Old (The Valhalla Collection)


highland park 27 year old - the kinship (hunter laing)

Highland Park 27 Year Old The Kinship (Hunter Laing)


highland park odin - 16 year old (the valhalla collection)

Highland Park Odin 16 Year Old (The Valhalla Collection)


highland park orkney rowing club

Highland Park Orkney Rowing Club


highland park 12 year old brodgar's legacy

Highland Park 12 Year Old Brodgar's Legacy


highland park 12 year old - 1980s

Highland Park 12 Year Old 1980s


orkney 2006 16 year old sherry cask signatory for the whisky exchange

Orkney 2006 16 Year Old Sherry Cask Signatory For The Whisky Exchange


secret orkney 2009 13 year old signatory

Secret Orkney 2009 13 Year Old Signatory


highland park cask strength release no.1

Highland Park Cask Strength Release No.1


orkney 2009 11 year old berry bros small batch

Orkney 2009 11 Year Old Berry Bros Small Batch


orkney's finest 2008 15 year old old particular

Orkney's Finest 2008 15 Year Old Old Particular


orkney 2006 17 year old oloroso finish berry bros & rudd

Orkney 2006 17 Year Old Oloroso Finish Berry Bros & Rudd


highland park cask strength release no.4

Highland Park Cask Strength Release No.4


highland park 12 year old bot.1970s

Highland Park 12 Year Old Bot.1970s


highland park 18 year old bot.1990s

Highland Park 18 Year Old Bot.1990s


highland park 12 year old bot.1980s

Highland Park 12 Year Old Bot.1980s


highland park 1977 23 year old signatory

Highland Park 1977 23 Year Old Signatory


highland park 25 year old bot.1990s

Highland Park 25 Year Old Bot.1990s


highland park 1958 40 year old + crystal decanter

Highland Park 1958 40 Year Old + Crystal Decanter


highland park 12 year old bot.1990s

Highland Park 12 Year Old Bot.1990s


highland park 1975 19 year old first cask

Highland Park 1975 19 Year Old First Cask


highland park 30 year old 2023 release

Highland Park 30 Year Old 2023 Release


highland park 18 year old london edition

Highland Park 18 Year Old London Edition


highland park vintage 1988

Highland Park Vintage 1988


highland park 1992 28 year old the artful dodger

Highland Park 1992 28 Year Old The Artful Dodger