Highland Park Distillery
Highland Park Distillery is one of the narrated stops on the self-guided Whisky Distilleries audio walking tour in Gingerguide. Plan about ~75 min here. Press play at the spot for its two to three minute story, or ask the AI guide anything about it.
- Type distillery
- Suggested visit ~75 min
- Whisky Distilleries Whisky Distilleries guide
About Highland Park Distillery
The most northerly Scotch whisky distillery in Scotland, producing heather-honey-and-peat-smoke whiskies on Orkney since 1798.
Highland Park is the most northerly Scotch whisky distillery in Scotland, located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands. Founded in 1798, reputedly on the site of a church once presided over by a notorious smuggler-clergyman named Magnus Eunson, the distillery is one of the few that still malts a portion of its own barley using traditional floor malting. The whisky is famous for its perfect balance of heather-honey sweetness and aromatic peat smoke.
Did you know? The distillery was founded on the site where smuggler-clergyman Magnus Eunson hid whisky barrels under the church pulpit.
How long should you spend at Highland Park Distillery?
Plan about ~75 min at Highland Park Distillery. That is enough to take it in and hear its narrated story; stay longer if it grabs you. The tour is self-guided, so there is no rush.
Is Highland Park Distillery worth visiting?
Highland Park Distillery is one of the 10 sights the Gingerguide team researched and narrated in Whisky Distilleries, so it earns a place on a self-guided walk. Its story explains why it matters, and you can ask the AI guide anything the story leaves open.
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