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HIGHLAND PARK 12 YEAR

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HIGHLAND PARK 12 YEAR

This distillery on the famous island of Orkney was officially founded in 1818. But many years before that, the island was infamous for its illegal stills and smuggling operations.
Legend has it that in the 1880s British excise men carried out regular raids on suspected smugglers on Orkney. But they were routinely outwitted by infamous smuggler Magnus Eunson.
On one occasion, the quick-thinking Eunson saw the raiding party coming and had all his whisky placed in a coffin-shaped box, under a white blanket. He got the villagers together to start up a wail as if they were grieving the dead.
When the excise men came to investigate, they were informed someone had died of a disease baring the hallmarks of the dreaded small pox.
The terrified excise men made swift their escape and the smugglers kept their haul.
The distillation tradition continued unabated and today, Highland Park is among the most respected and loved Scotch in the world.
Despite its long and proud history, the distillery only began bottling its own brand in 1979.
All Highland Park whiskey is allowed to age without artificially regulated temperature controls. The climate on Orkney is temperate so there are no extremes of cold or warm, allowing a smooth maturation.

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