Facts about this distillery
Established
1798
Owner
The Edrington Group
Annual Capacity
2,500,000 Litres
Region
Islands
Number of Stills
Four pot stills – two wash, two spirit
Highland Park Distillery. HPD’s rollercoaster ride was worth the wait.
Whisky smuggling, the illicit distillation of whisky, the illegal selling of whisky… in the early days, Highland Park had all the twists of a Hollywood blockbuster. Yet this story took place in Kirkwall, Orkney, an island just off the north of Scotland – far, away from glitz of Hollywood. The smuggler, seller, and distiller was Magnus Eunson – a butcher, church officer and all of the above. He was eventually arrested in 1798.
The ups and downs of a well-loved whisky.
In 1826, the Borwick’s – Robert, George, and James – bought and operated Highland Park Distillery. In 1876, exports to Norway and India began under Stuart & Mackay. Fast forward to 1895 and Glenlivet Distillery owner, James Grant, procured Highland Park.
In 1937, James Grant & Sons of Glasgow, acquired the distillery. Almost forty years later and The Edrington Group bought Highland Distillers, and with it, Highland Park.
Things were looking up, and outwards, when the Visitor Centre opened in 1986 – the unspoilt natural beauty from the Visitor Centre make it a must-visit alone.
Highland Park’s highpoint.
Highland Park Distillery did eventually celebrate a highpoint in its operations. In 2023, to celebrate its 225th anniversary, the ‘The Northernmost Scotch Whisky Distillery in the World’, produced 225, 54-year-old bottles. This much-loved, rich, sweet and complex dram was worth the wait after all.
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