1992

Highland Park was founded in 1798 by Magnus Eunson, a church official and clandestine distiller in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands — a double life that earned him the nickname 'The Whisky Priest'. This 1992 cask is a rare window into the distillery decades before modern branding and industrial scale took hold.

This is an independent bottling — likely Sansibar or Signatory — not an official Highland Park release. That context matters: you taste the character of the moment, not a polished house style.

The nose reveals mineral weight — wet gravel, linseed oil, waxy texture — with underlying fruitiness and subtle smoke. The palate is sweeter and fuller than the nose suggests, with spice and wooden warmth. A whisky that rewards patience and a splash of water to unfold.