Highland Park 18 Year Viking Pride Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A perfect expression of harmony, complexity, and refinement, VIKING PRIDE combines honey sweetness with delicious hints of cherries wrapped in chocolate, and subtle top notes of aromatic peat smoke.

FLAVOR
Cherries | Dark chocolate | Toffee | Marzipan | Heather honey | Aromatic peat smoke
NATURAL CASK-DRIVEN COLOR
(NO ADDITIVES)
Clear, bright, burnished gold
Average color tint 12.6
TRY WITH...Meaty fish like mahi mahi or swordfish cooked with Indian spices (think cardamom and ginger , surprisingly good!), cold meats with ginger chutney, and citrus fruit puddings
ABV: 43%

STORY
Named Best Spirit in the World in the Spirit Journal, on two separate occasions, the intense balance of the flavors found in VIKING PRIDE owes everything to our five traditional keystones of production, honored for over 220 years. Slow-burning, aromatic peat from Hobbister Moor; hand turned floor maltings, Sherry seasoned European oak casks, cool maturation in our temperate island climate and a long and unhurried harmonization process. Like our founder, Magnus Eunson, we share our Viking ancestors' commitment to skilled craftsmanship as well as their proud, independent spirit.
It fits my profile of what makes a perfect whisky. Which is to say it's totally in harmony. There are no rough edges and everything is melded together brilliantly.
F. Paul Pacult, Spirit Journal