Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 18 Years At Highland Park we insist on an uncompromising approach to whisky-making. We're one of only a handful of distilleries that slowly malts its barley on the stone floor, physically turning it by hand for a more balanced flavour. Next, we smoke it over local aromatic peat, hand-cut from Hobbister Moor to bring a unique fragrant heather character to the whisky. Then it's placed into oak casks - not just your usual bourbon casks though - Sherry oak casks from Spain that cost ten times as much, but bring a priceless natural colour and flavour to our whisky. Then comes the hardest part: leaving it be for 18 or more years to mature in the consistently cool orcadian air. And even when it's ready, we're not. We choose and combine our best casks, then leave them to settle and harmonise for just that little bit longer to deliver our complex whisky. The result has been named "The best spirit in the world" . Uniquely smooth and balanced, it has a rich toffee sweetness and a long mouthwatering smokey finish. It's the kind of dram you long for when you've worked as hard as us.