Highland Park, 21-Year-Old, Released 2020, Orkney, Single Malt Scotch Whisky, (46%)
- Scotch Whisky
Description
Orkney’s greatest distillery, seen here at an age where the exuberance of youth is beginning to give way to the measured brilliance of properly lengthy maturation. Nuanced peat whispers around the periphery. Orchard fruits, once fleshy, are turning dried and concentrated. The finish is delicious with fulsome oak tannins building an enviable structure befitting this great distillery. A little bit of far-northern magic, this will pair magnificently with chocolate of all kinds.
Rob Whitehead, Spirits Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Nov 2021)
About this spirit
Barley
With its western borderline dominated by the Andes and its 146,000 hectares of vineyards representing 70% of the country’s wine production, Mendoza is Argentina’s biggest and most important wine-growing province.
Mendoza’s vineyards are a haven to Old World varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Tempranillo, Bonarda, Sangiovese, Barbera, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc. The province’s signature grape is Malbec.