This single cask whisky from Highland Park was distilled back in 2009 and bottled in 2018. The whisky was aged for nine years at a 1st fill Valpolicella Wine Barrique. In the bottle you will find an alcohol percentage of 63.1 %.
The color is reddish with a pink glow. The fragrance is incredibly fruity with a little cowish notes. Despite the high alcohol content, the nose is actually extremely soft and accommodating. The taste contains wildness, but also a really nice softness.
Highland Park is a highly recognized and award winning distillery. Their whisky is loved all over the world. Founded in 1798 at Orkney, the distillery is today one of the most distant distilleries in Scotland. This northern island provides access to unique peat from the distillery's own moss, as well as water from the same source that has fed the distillery for more than 200 years.
In the Scotch Universe Whisky series, you can experience hand-picked whiskys from all regions of Scotland - some smoky and stormy as a star collision, and some calm and balanced as the dark side of the moon. They do not use chill-filtering or caramel color, and all bottlings have a naturally high alcohol content. What the series especially distinguishes is the use of wine barrels. Often you will see bottles in the series stored on ex wine barrels; eg port wine, sherry, red wine, but also rum and whisky casks. There is a focus on special barrels and that is one of the things that make Scotch Universe Whiskey different.
How to Decode the Scotch Universe Whisky Labels:
In the "coordinates" found on the various labels in Scotch Universe, you can find very useful information; age, level of peat, cask type, distillery and region. Below is an example and an explanation of how to decrypt the "coordinates".
