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.Â
Highland Region
Glenmorangie 'Lasanta' 12 years old 43%
Region: Highland
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$91.60
One of the new range of Glenmorangie bottlings in a stylish new bottle. This has been 'extra-matured' in ex-sherry casks. Unchillfiltered. The sun scorched plains of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalucia, southern Spain, produce the sensually smooth, creamy sherry for which the area is famous. Sherry casks that retain the warmth and nutty flavours o...
Macleod's Island 40%
Macleod's Island 40%
Region: Highland
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$66.00
The Macleod's Regional Single Malts series features bottlings showcasing the regional styles of Scotland. The Island expression has all of the coastal character typical of drams from the Western Isles, a waft of peatsmoke, slightly fruity with plenty of savoury aromas to balance.
Glenfarclas Mini Tri-pack 10 12 105 years old 3 x 50ml
Region: Highland
Strength: 43%
Volume: 50ml
$31.00
From the iconic Glenfarclas distillery in Speyside, this compact little stocking filler has 3 x 50ml of the 10, 12 year old and 105 cask strength expressions. An opportunity to have a look at the difference in years and what additional maturation and ABV brings to this rich and rounded single malt.
Wolfburn 'Northland' 46%
Wolfburn 'Northland' 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$79.50
The Wolfburn distillery is one of Scotland's newest distilleries, founded in 2013 in Thurso, making it the most northerly distillery in Scotland. Wolfburn is a traditional coastal Highland style, made with unpeated malt and aged in quarter casks that formerly held peaty whisky. Softly fruity and sweet to start, with buttery, fruity (pears, ripe ...
Wolfburn 'Aurora' 46%
Wolfburn 'Aurora' 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$79.50
Aurora is the second expression to come out of the Wolfburn distillery, founded in 2013 in the sea-side village of Thurso at the very northern edges of mainland Scotland. This new release is matured in a mixture of both American oak and ex-sherry casks, the latter bringing more nutty, orchard fruity flavours to the whisky. The malty, sea-side ma...
Edradour 'Caledonia' 12 years old 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$112.00
Selected by Scottish musician Douglie MacLean, in conjunction with Andrew Symington at Edradour Distillery, this 12 year old Edradour carries rich notes of Oloroso sherry casks (dried fruit), peppermint chocolate creme and a hint of sulphur from the casks. A deeper and more robust expression of the distillery style.
Edradour 10 years old 40%
Edradour 10 years old 40%
Region: Highland
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$89.00
Located in the heart of the Highlands of Scotland, Edradour is one of the smallest, yet most visited distilleries in the country. The Edradour 10 is bursting with aromas of fresh vanilla pod and a hint of sulphur, creme caramel, and the palate carries bitter almonds, pepperment chocolates and a dry vanilla'd finish. One of our most popular malts...
Arran 'Kildonan & Pladda Island 21 years old' Volume 3 50.4%
Region: Highland
Strength: 50.4%
Volume: 700ml
$299.00
This release from Arran is Volume three in the Explorers Series and is limited to 9,000 bottles worldwide. It has been maturing in Sherry Butts, Puncheons and Ruby Port Pipes for 21 years and bottled at 50.4%. The nose is rich and fruity, with candied orange peel, nectarine, and summer fruits with vanilla custard. The palate has notes of strawbe...
Old Pulteney 12 years old 40%
Region: Highland
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$76.00
Hailing from one of Scotland's most notherly distilleries, Old Pulteney resides in the old fishing village of Wick. Pulteney's whiskies are known for their gentle honeyed, vanilla sweetness, and a touch of marzipan nuttyness. The distinctive slightly salty tang tells of the distilleries home by the sea. A great introductory dram for those new to...
Highland Park 18 years old 43%
Highland Park 18 years old 43%
Region: Highland
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$252.00
Situated on the Orkney Isles, Highland Park is Scotland's most northerly distillery. This 18-year-old from Highland Park provides melted toffee and marzipan notes in tandem with some of the classic light smoke and heather-honey associated with the distillery. A classic staple when it comes to Scotland's coastal distilleries.
Unnamed Orkney 'Signatory' 2006 / 13 years old 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$112.00
Distilled in 2006 at an undisclosed distillery on the mainland of the Orkney Isles, this new release from Signatory Vintage is a sweet, light and malty dram, with hints of digestive biscuit, pears and sea-side saltiness. Heather-honey and a gentle spicy smoke comes through in the finish.
Isle of Arran 10 years old 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$85.80
A superb example of all that is good about Arran. A vanilla sweetness gives way to kiwi, banana and melon, with a hint of cocoa powder. A very mellow dram with a delicate nose but a weighty and oily palate, sweetness softened by gentle woody tones.
Glenmorangie 'The Original' 10 years old 40%
Region: Highland
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$73.50
Scotland's biggest selling malt just got better! Elegant swan necked stills, the tallest in Scotland, produce Glenmorangie whisky which is coaxed into perfect maturation through the use of oak bourbon casks, settled in traditional stone - built, earth - floored warehouses. After ten years of relaxation in the gentle Highland climate, the whisky ...
Highland Park 'Valknut' 46.8%
Highland Park 'Valknut' 46.8%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46.8%
Volume: 700ml
$154.00
The second release of the Viking Legends series from Highland Park is the 'Valknut'. This whisky has been produced using a higher proportion of local peated malt, as well as a combination of sherry seasoned European and American oak casks and ex bourbon casks. There are notes of toasted vanilla pods, cracked black pepper, oak shavings, cloves, a...
Highland Park 'Valkyrie' 45.9%
Highland Park 'Valkyrie' 45.9%
Region: Highland
Strength: 45.9%
Volume: 700ml
$154.00
This Highland Park release is part of the Viking Legend series. This whisky has been matured sherry seasoned European and American oak casks. The nose has notes of green apples, gentle spices, and campfire. The palate has notes of dark chocolate, vanilla, salty liquorice, and warm aromatic smoke.
Highland Park 'Valfather' 47%
Highland Park 'Valfather' 47%
Region: Highland
Strength: 47%
Volume: 700ml
$154.00
The third and final whisky in the 'Viking Legend' releases is the 'Valfather'. This whisky has been maturing in re-fill casks and is the most peated expression yet from this famous Orkney distillery. There are notes of sweet apple, pear, creme brulee, toasted cedarwood and smoked paprika - a rare spicy and smoky treat.
Glengoyne 12 years old 43%
Glengoyne 12 years old 43%
Region: Highland
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$86.25
Perched on the border which separates the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland, Glengoyne distillery is famous for producing a soft and complex style with not a trace of peat smoke. The 12 years old is matured in a mixture of Glengoyne's typical Ex-Sherry casks, contributing rich fruits, and spices, as well as 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon casks, for honey,...
Macleod's Highland 40%
Macleod's Highland 40%
Region: Highland
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$62.00
The Macleod's Regional Single Malts series features bottlings showcasing the regional styles of Scotland. The Highland expression is clasically old Highlands with plenty of spice and herbal notes, it is malty and full bodied.
Talisker 2007 Distillers Edition 45.8%
Region: Highland
Strength: 45.8%
Volume: 700ml
$125.20
Talisker's distinctive maritime single malt has been finished in Amororo sherry casks in this 2007 Distillers Edition. This has resulted in a richer spirit which boasts a fruity sweetness balanced perfectly with the familiar pepperiness of Talisker and its crisp, dry peat-smoke.
Talisker 'Port Ruighe' Port Finish 45.8%
Region: Highland
Strength: 45.8%
Volume: 700ml
$99.00
Port Ruighe (pronounced Portree) is the all-new port cask finished Talisker, named after the main town on the Isle of Skye. The port casks have imparted a sweet jammy fruityness that is unique to Port casks which compliments to the punchy peppery peat-smoke Talisker is known for. Due to the demand for this whisky, we are limiting this to one bot...
Macduff 'Old Particular' 2007 / 12 years old 48.4%
Region: Highland
Strength: 48.4%
Volume: 700ml
$108.00
Selected from a single cask from the little-known Macduff distillery, this fresh and lively malt has a very gentle qualty to it - entcing sweet ripe pears, apples an subtle lemongrass flavours join a mouth-coating texture. The oily, sweet mouthfeel becomes gingery-spiced with a home made biscuits and fresh baked bread quality.
Talisker 10 years old 45.8%
Talisker 10 years old 45.8%
Region: Highland
Strength: 45.8%
Volume: 700ml
$99.80
This is the same reliable Talisker of old in a rather smart new bit of packaging. The only distillery on the Isle of Skye, Talisker produces a unique style of whisky, half way between a gentle, salty, smoky West Highland malt and something smokier from Islay. Robust and punchy, peat plays a leading role on the nose, backed up with honey, leather...
Jura 'Old Particular' 2008 / 12 years old 48.4%
Region: Highland
Strength: 48.4%
Volume: 700ml
$105.40
Filled from a refill hogshead cask that was selected after 12 years of maturation, this new single cask Jura is a rarely-seen example of the make, with sweet autumnal fruits, spices and malted flavours joined by a more medicinal undercurrent of cough drops and dusty sea-side warehouses. Distilled in February 2008 and bottled at a lightly-diluted...
Loch Lomond 'Original' 40%
Loch Lomond 'Original' 40%
Region: Highland
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$54.00
Loch Lomond is somewhat of a versatile distillery, having the ability to produce a range of styles of single malt, grain and blended whisky onsite. Their 'Original' single malt is an old fashioned style of whisky with soft nuances of peat smoke and a heather honey aroma, leading to a more savoury character on the palate which is rich and full bo...
