About Island Single Malt Scotch

Island Whisky refers to whisky made on the islands off the Scottish mainland, except for Islay. This includes the Orkney Isles; and the Western Islands (Arran, Jura, Mull, and Skye). These whiskies are characterized by various levels of smokiness and a distinctive, ethereal sea air quality.

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Highland Park Cask Strength Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Release No. 5

$100

Highland Park

Cask Strength Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Release No. 5

Before the tongue went pleasantly numb, possibly the best thing consumed this year; charred red fruits and baking spices interwoven into the ultimate sweet and savory BBQ.

$100

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Highland Park 25 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$1000

Highland Park

25 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Make sure an empty bottle of this is on the funeral pyre as everyone in attendance should be sipping this dram; would wear as a cologne and would drink the whole bottle.

$1000

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Highland Park 18 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$175

Highland Park

18 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

This tastes like home and what we will probably be sipping on until the day we die; red fruit, orchard fruit, baking spices, and rich, leathery, earthy smoke all incredibly well crafted and representing happiness in a bottle.

$175

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Highland Park 21 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$375

Highland Park

21 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Don't let perfection become the enemy of greatness; just because this is not quite perfect doesn't mean you will find another dram closer to ambrosia this year or maybe not in another five.

$375

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Highland Park

18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Like sweet honeyed fruits over an open flame wood fire used to top a fig infused sticky toffee pudding; fecking figs that is delicious.

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Highland Park 12 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$60

Highland Park

12 Year Old Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Hello old friend; a favorite in a Highball paired with BBQ, sipped neat on its own, or paired with a cigar fireside, there are few drams in the world more comforting and nostalgic than this one.

$60

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The Hearach Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$89

The Hearach

Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Delicious albeit with a bit of youthful aggression and grain forward; adore the honey almond notes, light smoke, and delicate mineral edge to the fruits.