The Highland region of Scotland is in terms of area, the biggest whisky producing region. It extends from the Orkney Islands in the far North, down to just above Edinburgh and Glasgow. Scotland is home to many islands, and this section includes the six whisky producing Islands - The Orkney Islands, Lewis, Mull, Skye, Jura and Arran. If you are looking for whisky from the isle of Islay, please click here.
The Highland region currently has around 39 active and producing distillery along with several defunct distilleries that have closed over the years. The Highland style incredibly diverse, traversing from light, delicate and floral flavours through to the hearty and robust style many associate with this part of the country.
Highland Region — Blair Athol
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Blair Athol 'Distillers Art' 1997 / 17 years old 48%
Region: Highland
Strength: 48%
Volume: 700ml
$138.00
Rarely seen in New Zealand we have a unique 'Langside' release by independent bottler's, Hunter Laing, as part of their 'Distiller's Art' series. This particular bottling is from the Highland distillery of Blair Athol and has been maturing in a single sherry butt for 17 long years with only 689 bottles yielded from the cask. It has a fragrant no...
Blair Athol 'Gordon & MacPhail' 2006 / 2015 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$79.00
Blair Athol Distillery, located in the picturesque town of Pitlochery, was established in the 1790s and is one of Scotland's oldest working distillery. This expression bottled by Gordon & MacPhail was matured in a first fill Sherry Butt and a refill Sherry Hogshead producing a whisky with notes of candied peel, fig and toasted malt. There ar...
Blair Athol 'Signatory' 1988 / 28 years old 60.9%
Region: Highland
Strength: 60.9%
Volume: 700ml
$270.00
Matured in a very active wine-treated butt, this 28 year old Blair Athol is a big, robust and hearty whisky. On the nose it oozes rich old wood (cedar) and macerated dried fruit, with a twang of sulphur (struck match), orange marmalade and freshly toasted bread. The palate is again marmaladey, waxy and balanced with a brown sugar sweetness. The ...
