Old Orkney Malt 19 Year Heads & Tails
$379.99
This mystery Orkney malt, bottled under the Old Orkney label, was distilled in 2005, and bottled at 58.7% after 19 years in a Refill Hogshead cask. Almost certainly Highland Park!
Producer Description
"A special bottling of Old Orkney malt whisky, selected to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our friends at Heads & Tails Spiriits and the official opening of Boutique Audio Gallery. This is a straight up, single cask, cask strength Orcadian malt whisky distilled in 2005 and bottled without any interference whatsoever. It's a whisky for distillate geeks, for lovers of old school spirits and for audiophiles who like something pure, potent and dazzling to sip while they listen in granular detail to their favourite recording artist taking subtle intakes of breath."
Highland Park 12 Year
$79.99
Highland Park, the northernmost of Scotland's distilleries, dates back to 1798. Definitely an island style with typical smokiness, but with elements of a classic single malt that include a smoothness, roundness and heather-honey accent all its own. Very capable of developing to great ages, the distillery is now making available some older vintages which display considerable depth and richness.
Producer Description
"Matured predominantly in European and American sherry seasoned oak casks, our iconic 12 Year Old single malt whisky is spicy and well-rounded, packed with the flavours of sun-kissed Seville oranges and rich fruitcake spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; you’ll find molten heather honey in this whisky’s waves of heathery peat smoke. Why not try it with a handful of wasabi peas on the side or alongside a sizzling, pan-fried rib-eye steak or with smoked salmon and sour cream."
A.D. Rattray Cask Orkney 15 Year
$119.99
Orkney, you say? Two operating distilleries produce Single Malt Scotch on the Orkney Isles, and this ain't from Scapa. That's right, this is 15 Year Old undisclosed HP Sauce! That's Highland Park for those of you that don't speak Evan. Matured in ex-Bourbon Barrels and bottled at 46%.
From The Producer
"Cask Orkney 15 Year Old single malt scotch whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks. Created to celebrate the Neolithic folklore of Orkney, it captures the island spirit with a deeply engaging and perfectly balanced malt."
Signatory 100 Proof Orkney 14 Year #58
$127.99
This is almost certainly Highland Park. Part of Signatory's 100 Proof (Biritish) range, this 2011 vintage single malt is from Cask #58, a First Fill Amontillado Sherry Finish. 14 years of age, and 57.1%.
SMWS 4.354 HEATHER HONEYCOMB HUMIDORS
$184.99
HEATHER, HONEYCOMB AND HUMIDORS
This 13 year old small batch single malt from Orkney came from a combination of ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and has an abv of 62.7%
Flavour profile: Oily & coastal
Distilled on: 29 October 2009
Outturn: 241 bottles
Macbeth Act 2 Highland Park 18 Year
$384.99
Macbeth Act Two - Highland Park 18 Year - The Thanes: Young Siward - 50.8% - Refill ex-Bourbon Hogsheads
87.47 points Whiskybase / 89pts Whisky Fun
Old Orkney Malt 21 Year
$614.99
52.9% - 2003 Refill Hogshead / 1999 First Fill ex-Bodega Sherry Butt
89.18 points Whiskybase
Producer Description
"This is our third official Old Orkney bottling. A multi-vintage, small batch 21 year old Orkney single malt, bottled at natural cask strength with a beautiful and rich sherrywood influence. We married together equal parts Orkney Malt from two different casks. First, a 2003 plain oak refill hogshead, second, a 1999 1st fill ex-bodega sherry butt. The whisky from these two casks was combined and married in a 2nd fill sherry butt for at least six months, before being bottled at natural cask strength. The result is a big, very robust and well-sherried Orkney single malt, with a very rugged, drying and salty sherry profile, underpinned by a gentle thread of Orcadian peat smoke. Old school and hugely characterful Orkney single malt!"
About the Old Orkney Brand
"Very early on in the Decadent Drinks story, Angus had the idea to see if he might be able to buy the historic, but long dormant, Old Orkney brand. AKA: 'Double O'. After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. The reason for this is that one of the big influences upon Angus' approach to bottling and branding, was the old 'Double O.O.' brand. It was originally the bottling brand of Stromness Distillery on Orkney, which sadly closed in 1928. After that time the brand quickly fell into dormancy and was used only very sporadically in the intervening decades."
Old Orkney Malt 25 Year
$729.99
50.3% - 1999 - Matured in "plain refill wood" and finished 6 years in a First Fill ex-Bodega Oloroso Sherry Butt. 91pts Whisky Fun
Producer Description
"The fourth bottling in our occasional but cherished Old Orkney series is a 1999, 25 year old Orkney malt that has spent the majority of its life in plain refill wood, then the final six years of its maturation in a very, very old 1st fill, ex-bodega, oloroso sherry butt. The result, bottled at natural cask strength, is a richly sherried example of very mature Orkney single malt, that leaves all the wonderful distillery character intact, but decorates it in great detail with some beautifully intricate and old school sherry characteristics. This one is deeply earthy, gamey and rich, with gentle peat smoke, waxes, hessian and nicely savoury, salty notes. A beautiful dram and a wonderfully old school example of sherried Orcadian single malt."
About the Old Orkney Brand
"Very early on in the Decadent Drinks story, Angus had the idea to see if he might be able to buy the historic, but long dormant, Old Orkney brand. AKA: 'Double O'. After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. The reason for this is that one of the big influences upon Angus' approach to bottling and branding, was the old 'Double O.O.' brand. It was originally the bottling brand of Stromness Distillery on Orkney, which sadly closed in 1928. After that time the brand quickly fell into dormancy and was used only very sporadically in the intervening decades."
Highland Park Cask Strength Heather
$167.99
The branding of the Highland Park Cask Strength is changing with the rest of the range. The 2026 cask strength release is called "Heather", a reference to the Orkney peat which is primarily composed of heather. This is a fully peated Highland Park, made exclusively from floor malted/peated barley. Matured in American and European oak seasoned sherry casks, bottled at 63.6%.
Producer Description
"Cask Strength Heather is a new special edition single-malt that has been crafted with 100% peat-smoked barley to offer the most vibrant expression of Orkney heathered peat. This whisky is a playful, aromatic twist on the signature Highland Park taste, bottled at cask strength."