Highland Park Orcadian Vintage 1968

Second release for the limited edition Orcadian Vintage Series. The 1968 is a combination of eight casks from 1968; all casks were refill casks, seven hogshead and one butt. The packaging for this series is spectacular, with aheavy oak box featuring Viking design marquetry wood inlays and a handcrafted silver amulet on the front. Highland Park Highland Park Distillery is the most northerly malt whisky distillery in Scotland  and the closest Scottish distillery to the Arctic Circle. Highland Park was established in 1798 and is one of the few Scottish distilleries which continues to malt barley on its own traditional malting floors and to use locally cut peat from Hobbister Moor in its malt kiln. The distillery visitor centre welcomes visitors and offers distillery tours. Nose: Reminiscent of thick, opaque honey but withattractive notes of lemongrass, sandalwood and a variety of aromatic spices.Palate: Delicious complexity; the citrus evident on the nose develops intodried orange peel. The aromatic spices are revealed as ginger, cloves andcamphor. Finish: A lasting impression of rich spiciness is the legacy of asingle malt that is extremely long and surprisingly sweet.