Highland Park release new 50 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky

摘要

Orkney based distillery, Highland Park, has unveiled its new 50 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky, the third 50 year old created in the distillery's 223 year history. Available from specialist outlets globally, 274 bottles have been created, each signed by Highland Park Master Whisky Maker, Gordon Motion. The 50 year old whiskies have been created using a traditional solera system - best known as a method of maturing Sherry - which takes a small quantity of the whisky produced from a previous batch and marries it together with the new whisky, continuing a legacy within a legacy. This new Highland Park 50 Year Old edition has been carefully selected from nine refill casks, originally laid down in 1968, married together in 2008 then re-racked into a handful of the finest first-fill sherry seasoned oak casks. Then, after a further 12 years of maturation, one of these limited casks was selected and married with a small quantity of the whisky from the last 50 Year Old released by the distillery.