Highland Park 15 Years Single Malt Whisky

一款帶海風味與蜜糖麥芽的Orkney 15年，柔和泥煤、乾果與鹹香並存，適合慢慢品嚐。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 傳統地板發芽後再蒸餾 -> heather（石南花）式的泥煤層次，帶出獨特群島風味。
2) 15年橡木熟成 -> 蜜糖、黃糖和乾杏的甜度自然，不厚重卻有深度。
3) 經驗蒸餾與調配 -> 成酒圓潤順口，新手與資深飲家都能即刻享受。

【侍酒師私房筆記】聞香先是溫柔的麥芽與蜂蜜，接著冒出石南花的花香和輕微海鹽感；入口絲滑，黃糖與焦糖畫出中段的甜感，尾段帶點可可和暖香料，餘韻長且帶海風。建議倒入玻璃杯靜置約15分鐘，讓香氣慢慢展開。非常適合下班後獨飲或與三五知己慢聊。

【場景化配餐指南】想像一個週末晚餐：烤鵝或燒臘拼盤接力、濃郁燒羊或帶些甜味的港式燒味都很合拍；飯後搭配70%黑朱古力或熟成芝士，層次更明顯。

【降維打擊對比】比起同年分的名牌15年，Highland Park以群島特色（石南花泥煤＋海鹽感）和橡木甜度取勝，價格更有吸引力，性價比高。

A coastal 15-year-old from Orkney that marries heather smoke with honeyed malt—comforting yet precise.

【Why choose it?】
1) Time-honoured floor malting & island terroir -> distinctive heather smoke and saline lift that set it apart from generic single malts.
2) 15 years in selected oak -> rounded honey, toffee and dried-fruit sweetness without cloying heat.
3) Master distiller craftsmanship -> a polished, approachable dram that rewards slow sipping.

【Sommelier's Private Note】On the nose: gentle peat wrapped around honey, heather and a whisper of sea spray. Palate: silky malt at entry, mid-palate blooms with demerara and dried apricot, a touch of cocoa and warm spice. Finish: long, slightly saline with honeyed echo—it feels composed, never aggressive. Give it ~15 minutes in the glass to open up.

【Occasion (Pairing Guide)】Perfect for a relaxed weekend dinner in Hong Kong: pair with roast goose or rich braised lamb, or enjoy after a Cantonese banquet with dark chocolate or matured cheese. Also great as a contemplative late-night dram.

【Competitive Edge】Compared with big-name 15-year bottlings, this expression delivers island character (heather peat + maritime notes) and sherry-kissed sweetness at a highly competitive price point.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 43 - 44%
• Decant Time: 15 minutes
• Taste: lightly peated, honeyed malt, heather and floral, dried orchard fruit (apricot), demerara/molasses, sea spray / saline, toffee & cocoa, gentle spice
• Food Matching: roasted duck / Cantonese roast goose, charcuterie and smoked salmon, dark chocolate (70%+), aged cheddar / blue cheese, braised lamb with soy-hoisin glaze
• Grape Variety: malted_barley : 100%,

Winery

Highland Park 蒸餾廠 — 位於 Orkney 群島的老牌蒸餾廠，以傳統地板發芽、使用石南花泥煤與精選橡木熟成著名，現任首席釀造師 Gordon Motion 把控品質與風格。

Highland Park Distillery — Orkney's historic single malt maker, renowned for traditional floor malting, use of heather peat and careful oak maturation under the direction of Master Distiller Gordon Motion.