Key Facts

• Bottle size: 700 mL.

• Age statement: 16 years old. 

• ABV: ~46.7% (46.7% ABV) in many listings. 

• Maturation/cask‑details: A combination of first‑fill bourbon barrels and oak casks seasoned with Spanish Rioja wine — the Rioja‑seasoned casks are a first for the distillery in this release. 

• Design / branding: The bottle and packaging artwork was created by Danish tattoo artist Colin Dale; inspired by Norse / Viking heritage and the legend of the Midgard Serpent (which twists around the earth). 

• Region / Distillery: Highland Park is on the Orkney Islands, Scotland (Islands region). 

Tasting Profile & Style

• According to one listing: “Nose: roasted red berries, shortbread, a whiff of sea spray. Taste: peppery malt, orange oil, vanilla, cut grass, blueberry muffin and buttered malt loaf. Finish: boozy red‑wine tannins and soft smoke.” 

• Another gives: “Strawberry jam and heather honey on the nose, with subtle woodsmoke, vanilla, and pineapple. Bold tropical fruits on the palate, with toffee, red berries, and more soft woodsmoke. The medium‑length finish highlights licorice and drying oak.”

• Reviewer comments (reddit) show it has a mix of sweetness, wrestle with red wine‑influence, peat/smoke lightly in background:

  “It’s aged 16 years… mix of “whisky aged in Spanish Rioja wine seasoned casks with whisky aged in first‑fill bourbon casks” 46.7 vol.% ABV.” 
  “The nose is really nice… a gentle smoke… The taste … sort of ping‑pongs between Peaty, Sweet and Oaky.”

• So you should expect: a whisky that blends Highland Park’s characteristic gentle peat/smoke with somewhat atypical cask treatments (the Rioja‑seasoned barrels) giving red wine / berry / dessert fruit notes, vanilla & toffee from bourbon, plus the Orkney maritime / heather peat signature