Highland Park has unveiled Light of Orkney 11 Year Old, a new travel retail exclusive single malt whisky inspired by the radiant summer light of the distillery’s Orkney home. The expression, priced at $55 (£44), is currently rolling out to travel retail locations globally and represents the youngest whisky in the Highland Park range.
Light of Orkney is positioned as a compelling entry point for travel retail consumers looking to explore Highland Park’s signature style, which is built around delicate heather honey peat. The whisky is distilled in Orkney and matured for 11 years in a combination of sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks, bourbon casks, and select refill casks.
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Highland Park describes the flavor as balancing caramelized sweetness with bright citrus and delicate floral smoke derived from Orkney’s heathered peat. Tasting notes include Scottish tablet, ginger, cinnamon, raspberry, and floral peat smoke.
The bottle and packaging feature an exclusive design with a strata pattern inspired by a “shimmering spectrum of summer light in Orkney”. The colors are intended to evoke the island’s moors, hillsides, and rocky coastal cliffs as they are illuminated during the long northern summer days.
Edrington Regional Managing Director Western Europe & Global Travel Retail Kasper Andersen said: “Light of Orkney is a great place for travel retail consumers to start exploring Highland Park’s signature sweet-smoky flavour.”
Andersen added: “The whisky has been introduced to anchor the travel retail range and will play a key role in strengthening Highland Park’s travel retail portfolio by supporting consumer trade-up as well as appealing to several different shopper missions.”
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“We’re confident that the accessible price point and flavour profile of the whisky will encourage trial and recruitment into Highland Park,” he said.
The launch will be supported by in-store activity throughout the year as the expression rolls out across global duty-free channels.
Light of Orkney 11 Year Old is available now in travel retail worldwide.
