This is the eighth of our annual "Single Cask Bottlings" and another first, this
time from Highland Park Distillery.
Cask Number 2255 was distilled at Highland Park in Orkney on 30th June 1986 and held in
their bonded warehouses until February 2008 when it was specifically selected at a nosing
and tasting at Duncan Taylor & Company's bonded warehouse in Huntly.
When bottled on 2nd July 2008 ~ just 2 days after it's 22nd birthday ~ at its natural cask strength of 55.5%
alc/vol, it yielded only 252 bottles (700ml).
The picture on the front label and certificate of ownership is from a painting by Maggie Riegler, a well
known landscape artist with her own inimitable style, of the Greenhall Gallery here in
Craigellachie, especially commissioned by us for this bottling.
This is the 8th consecutive year that Maggie has created the
paintings for all our Annual Single Cask Bottlings since the first bottling in 2001!
This year's picture is of an evening scene at the Highlander Inn, featuring recognisable
customers and staff.
Alas, after 7 consecutive years, our good friend Michael Jackson wrote his last tasting
notes for our 2007 Single Cask Bottling, before St. Peter 'called him through the pearly
gates' in August 2007.
We are however delighted that this year's tasting notes that appear on the back of each
bottle, have been written by Hideo Yamaoka, Japan's foremost Malt Scotch Whisky
"otaku", also a good friend of Michael's, and the translator of his books on
whisky into Japanese.
It is now available to be purchased by the bottle (700ml) from the Highlander Inn for £100.00 and also by
the nip (25ml) in our bar at the introductory price of £5.90 so you can taste it without breaking the seal
of your own bottle.
If you would like to purchase this unique Scotch single malt, either visit us at the inn and
buy in person, or if you can't make it to Craigellachie, we can arrange shipment, just contact
Duncan Elphick by email to arrange this.
N.B. we can send to other places in the world as well, but please check your country's
legal regulations regarding this.
