Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Highland Park 2000 #552

The Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Highland Park 2000 (Cask #552) is a rare, single-cask bottling that showcases the exquisite marriage of Orkney’s unique heather-honey smoke with long-term maturation. Distilled in 2000 and aged for over two decades in a single First-Fill Sherry Butt, this expression was bottled at a robust cask strength. It presents a deep amber hue and an opulent nose of stewed raisins, dark chocolate, and orange zest, underpinned by a delicate, aromatic peat smoke. On the palate, the whisky is rich and full-bodied, layering clove-studded fruitcake and toasted walnuts with a savory hint of sea spray and dried herbs. The finish is exceptionally long and warming, leaving a lingering impression of sweet sherry spice and a wisp of coastal bonfire smoke.