Highland Park Distillery

Orkney, United Kingdom

Highland Park distillery is the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland, half a mile farther north than that at Scapa distillery. The distillery was founded in 1798, presumably by Magnus Eunson. The name of this whisky does not refer to the area of Scotland known as The Highlands, but rather to the fact that the distillery was founded on an area called 'High Park' distinguished from a lower area nearby.

Highland Park is one of the few distilleries to malt its own barley, using locally cut peat from Hobbister Moor. The peat is then mixed with heather before being used as fuel. The malt is peated to a level of 20 parts per million phenol and then mixed with unpeated malt produced on the Scottish mainland.

In 1984, Highland Park was the only whisky ever to have scored a rating of 100% by the regular tasting team of The Scotsman, a national newspaper of Scotland.

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A961, Orkney, United Kingdom
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Founded: 1798
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in United Kingdom

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Lobow20 (LoBow) (13 months ago)
This is going to be short and sweet. 11/10. From start to finish, John the guide and driver was a top notch Orkadian and really connected us to the island. Keith was a patient and knowledgeable guide at the distillery when I was the one talking his ear off. The whisky is second to none. The distillery is like Willy Wonka's chocolate factory for adults. Go here at least once before you die.
Mikey Swann (14 months ago)
An absolutely fantastic distillery experience. My friend and I visited here during our road trip around the Orkneys. The guide was very informative and the whisky samples were very nice. Thank you Highland Park! ?????
Jaiforce (14 months ago)
My partner surprised me with a visit and a tour of the distillery. It really was a fantastic experience that I would recommend to any whisky lover. Not only were we treated to an in-depth personal tour of the distillery, but also an interesting fact filled history starting from its very beginnings. Our tour guide, Rupert, has intelligent, witty, fun and engaging with his knowledge of this distillery. The whiskies we sampled were out of this world, flavoursome and very moreish! Thank you so much for such a wonderful day! Cannot wait to return!
Justin Derevyanik (15 months ago)
Wow what a place and what a tour. We are given the history of the land and how long they've been in service. We learned about how they processed all their food and how they did everything and it was quite spectacular to see the hundreds of barrels of whiskey waiting to be consumed and bottled. The tasting we did was definitely worth the price. We had some incredible spirits. We enjoyed our guide. He took us through the whole property and then at the end we were give it an opportunity to buy some limited edition. Whiskeys. Definitely give yourself an hour check to place out. You will definitely love it
Nicki Annica Jutbauge (16 months ago)
Welcoming and friendly staff, John was a great guide with wast knowledge of the production and a clear passion for his job and place to work. Excellent touch to have a wee dram before the tour and a few more after. Visit was very informative and pleasant, a highly recommended experience. And needless to say, the whisky was fantastic!!
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