{"product_id":"highland-park-valkyrie-single-malt-scotch-whisky","title":"Highland Park Valkyrie Single Malt Scotch Whisky","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Highland Park Valkyrie Single Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        Situated in the Orkney archipelago in Northern Scotland, Highland Park Distillery was founded in 1798 by Magnus Eunson. The name of the distillery is derived not from the region of Scotland known as The Highlands — the Orkney islands are not a part of The Highlands — but rather from the region known as High Park, where the distillery was founded.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nToday, over two centuries after its founding, Highland Park Distillery remains one of the few Scottish distilleries that continues to hand-turn, malt, and peat its own barley. \"You have to be careful here on the malting floor,\" says Eric Tait, Highland Park's Maltman. \"You find it can get a wee bit slippery underneath. I have to turn the malt every eight hours to prevent the roots getting tangled and to get it all aerated properly. The airing also helps it to grow. The malt will be on the floor for seven days, and I'm running five floors at the moment.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAfter malting the barley, Highland Park Distillery smokes it using peat sourced from Hobbister Moor, a peat bog located approximately seven miles from the distillery. Hobbister Moor peat is sourced from floral heather bushes, which burn hotter and cleaner than the grassy peats of Islay. Also, the peat sourced from Hobbister Moor has greater derivatives of carbohydrates and a lower concentration of lignin than peat from Islay, giving Highland Park's peat a unique chemical fingerprint. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe peat sourced from Hobbister Moor is \"absolutely fundamental in understanding the flavor of Highland Park Whisky,\" says Russell Anderson, the distillery manager. Together with Orkney's unique environment (the temperate, moist climate of the archipelago results in an even maturation process), the peat gives Highland Park Whisky its traditional malty flavors that are tempered by just a subtle touch of smoke.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHighland Park is proud to introduce VALKYRIE Special Edition single malt Scotch whisky. In partnership with renowned Danish designer Jim Lyngvild, VALKYRIE is the first in a series of three VIKING LEGEND releases inspired by the rich Viking heritage of Highland Park’s Orkney Islands’ home. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTriple matured in American oak sherry, American oak bourbon and Spanish oak sherry casks, VALKYRIE dials up the aromatic Orcadian peat resulting in a richer level of honey sweetness on the palate than Highland Park 12 Year Old. The result is an exquisitely balanced whisky with notes of stone fruit, spice and lingering aromatic smokiness. VALKYRIE was awarded 99\/100 and the Chairman’s Trophy for Best in Category by the 2017 Ultimate Spirits Challenge and a Gold Medal at the 2018 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPick up your bottle today!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"caskers-spirit-type-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Scotch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScotch is the most popular whisky in the world and is considered the king of them all! There are five whisky regions in Scotland (six if you count the not officially recognized Islands), and each of them produces spirits with unique properties and distinct tasting notes. (The type of grain used determents the type of the scotch.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=malt+whisky\"\u003eMalt whisky\u003c\/a\u003e is made of malted barley, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=grain+whisky\"\u003egrain whisky\u003c\/a\u003e uses other grains like corn or wheat. Most of the time, a whisky is blended from different distilleries hence the name blended scotch, but if a malt whisky is produced in a single distillery, we get something extraordinary called a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=single+malt\"\u003esingle malt\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our impressive selection of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=single+malt\"\u003escotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e, find your new favorite in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/top-10-scotch\/\"\u003eTop 10 scotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e, or explore our treasury of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/rare-finds-selection\/?origin=o1554\"\u003erare \u0026amp; hard to find scotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Caskers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51411839221973,"sku":null,"price":46.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6581\/files\/highland-park-valkyrie-single-malt-scotch-whisky_1_1.jpg?v=1745570936","url":"https:\/\/www.swiglab.com\/products\/highland-park-valkyrie-single-malt-scotch-whisky","provider":"SwigLab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}