Highland Park VALKYRIE

Valkyrie celebrates our rich Nordic ancestry here in Orkney, once part of a vast Viking kingdom. According to Norse mythology, Valkyries would descend onto the battlefields to find the best and bravest warriors and give them passage to Valhalla.

Valkyrie is the first in a series of three special Viking Legend releases and was awarded the Chairman’s Trophy in the 2017 Ultimate Spirits Challenge, scoring 99 out of 100. The packaging for the whole series was created by Jim Lyngvild, a Danish designer and artist of international renown, whose great grandfather 36 generations ago was Ragnvald Eysteinsson, the first Earl of the Orkney Islands.

The combination of sherry seasoned European and American oak casks with ex-bourbon casks gives Valkyrie the aroma of crisp green apples in a spice market and an aroma of faraway campfires. We call it ‘Liquorice Lantern Smoke’.

We’ve been crafting our award-winning single malt whisky at the Highland Park Distillery in Kirkwall, Orkney, since 1798. Age, experience and respect for tradition may define our whisky, but it’s Orkney that sets it apart. Something magic happens here and the result is the wild harmony of flavours found in our whisky.

NATURAL CASK-DRIVEN COLOUR (NO ADDITIVES)

Fiery amber 

FLAVOURS

Green apples | Sun-ripened lemons | Oriental spices | Vanilla | Preserved ginger | Dark chocolate | Salty liquorice | Warm aromatic smoke

RECENT AWARDS

Gold | San Francisco World Spirits Competition | 2018

Finalist 94 points | Ultimate Spirits Challenge | 2018

Silver | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition | 2017

Gold | Beverage Testing Institute - Tastings.com | 2017

Silver | International Wine & Spirit Competition | 2017

Gold | The Scotch Whisky Masters | 2017

Silver | International Spirits Challenge | 2017

Silver | San Francisco World Spirits Competition | 2017

Chairman's Trophy for Best Island Malt 99 points | Ultimate Spirits Challenge | 2017