Highland park Flashcards
When was Highland Park Founded and by whom?
An illicit still was started by Magnus Eunson prior to 1798, but when he was arrested for illicit distillation in 1798 David Robertson founds the distillery.
Who was Magnus Eunson and what was his job outside of distillation?
A butcher and church officer by day and an illicit distiller and smuggler by night.
What year was Magnus Eunson caught illegally distilling at Highland Park location?
1798
What year did highland park receive its official license to distill?
1826
How many wash backs does highland park have, what size are they and what are they made from?
12 washbacks with 36000 litre capacity. 11 made from Douglas Fir and one lone washback made from Siberian Larch.
What is the fermentation time of Highland Park wash?
60 hours
What are the Core range expressions from Highland Park, inc. abv?
12 Year Viking Honour 40% abv
15 Year Viking Heart 44% abv
18 Year Viking Pride 43% abv
21 year old 46% abv
NAS Cast Strength V4 64.3% abv
Dragon Legend NAS 43.1% abv
Who is the current owner of Highland Park and when did they acquire it?
Edrington Group with part ownership of William Grant and Sons. 1999
Highland park is one of nine operational distilleries that were founded in the 18th century. Name the other 8.
Bowmore
Balblair
Blair Athol
Glen Garioch
Glenturret
Highland Park
Oban
Strathisla
Tobermory
How many stills do Highland Park have? What are their sizes and types?
2 x 14,600 litre Wash stills
2 x 9000 litre spirit stills
All 4 have horizontal line arms attached to outside condensers.
What is the size, type and charge of the mash tun at highland park?
12 ton semi-lauter mash tun filled to 6.5 ton for mashing
What phenol level is the barley malted to at highland park?
30-40ppm
Achieved through drying the malt with Orkney peat for the first 8 hours of kilning, and then using coke for the final 19.
What percentage of Highland Park malt is from their own production and who produces the rest for them?
Roughly 25% is produced in house and this is all Peated to 30-40ppm. Simpsons Maltings provide the rest which is all unpeated.
What is the source of Highland Park’s peat?
Hobbister Moor is 7 miles from the distillery.
There are no trees on Orkney due to high winds so the peat is almost all heather and sphagnum moss.
What is the oak program for Highland Park?
All Sherries casks:
25% 1st fill ex-Sherry
60% refill Sherry (used no more that twice)
15% refill Hogsheads
45,000 casks on Orkney in 19 dunnage & 4 racked warehouses.
Another 60-65,000 casks matured elsewhere
What geographic distinction does Highland Park hold?
It is the farthest north distillery in Scotland at 58.6 degrees north latitude.
What is the Grist Ratio at Highland Park?
70% Grits
20% Husk
10% Flour
What are the mashing waters at Highland Park?
1st. 22,000 liters @ 63.5C
2nd 10,000 liters @ 79°C
3rd sparge @ 88°C
How did Magnus Eunson get rid of Excise officers who wanted to search under his church’s pulpit?
Legend has it that Eunson used to store whisky under the pulpit at his church. When excise officers arrived during a funeral to search the church, Eunson is said to have whispered “small pox” and scared them off.
