Claxton’s – Orkney (Highland Park) 2012 – 8 Year Old – Bourbon Hogshead – 50% abv

Distilled: 12/18/2012
Region: Islands
Bottled: 09/28/2021
Cask Type: Hogshead

The Exploration series focuses on single-cask releases with quality and accessibility in mind. This range encourages customers to explore the whisky regions that might otherwise have been inaccessible.

Single malt Scotch whisky distilled in Orkney – though the exact distillery has been left a mystery! Very often from the flavor notes and the name given to the whisky in question, a lot can be deduced! The coordinates on the bottle can be typed into google maps to give you a clue where this whisky was distilled. Aged in a single hogshead for 8 years. The result is notes of honey, light peat, and toffee apples. Have fun with this tasty puzzle.