Is Highland Park owned by Macallan?

Edrington (legally The Edrington Group Ltd.) is a privately owned international spirits company based in Glasgow, Scotland. It produces single malts The Macallan, Highland Park, The Glenrothes, and The Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky.

What is a good Highland Scotch?

Talisker Storm Talisker Distillery is on the Isle of Skye, which — according to many designations — makes it a Highland Scotch. Talisker Storm is one of my go-to scotch. Bold, smoky notes with pepper and oak shining through and supported by a refreshing salinity.

What scotch is similar to Highland Park?

Highland Park is made from both lightly peated and upeated malt, aged in a combination of both sherry and bourbon casks. As such its flavor profile will probably be most similar to other lightly peated malts from island and costal towns such as Oban, Springbank, Bunahabhain, Scapa, and Jura.

Does Highland Park add color?

This dance between heavily sherried wood and light Orcadian heather peat is what gives Highland Park its unique qualities. According to the website, all Highland Park whiskies have no coloring additives, although the core expressions are chill-filtered.

How do you drink Highland Park Scotch?

How You Should Drink Highland Park Single Malt Scotch Whisky

1. Straight.
2. On the rocks.
3. With a bit of water.
4. With club soda.
5. With ginger ale.

What happened to Highland Park whiskey?

The redesign leaves out Highland Park 15 year old—that whisky is being phased out of the line, along with Dark Origins. Both the 15 year old and Dark Origins were originally meant to be limited-edition expressions, but were so popular that they’ve lingered for much longer than intended.

Why is it called Highland Park?

With the sale of his business he invested the money in 1,326 acres of the former Philadelphia Place land to develop under the name Highland Park. Armstrong, along with his sons-in-law Hugh Prather and Edgar Flippen, gave Highland Park its name because of its location on high land overlooking downtown Dallas.

What is the best Highland Whisky?

Top whiskies from Highlands

• Edradour 10 Year Old. Rating: 77/100. Highlands, Single Malt, 40%
• Dalmore 12 Year Old. Rating: 80/100. Highlands, Single Malt, 40%
• Old Pulteney 12 Year Old. Rating: 79/100.
• Glenmorangie Lasanta (46%) Rating: 81/100.
• Clynelish 14 Year Old. Rating: 82/100.
• Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old. Rating: 79/100.

What Whisky is Highland?

Highland single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies produced in the Highland region of Scotland. This categorization includes the whiskies produced on the islands around the perimeter of Scotland (the Island single malts), except for Islay (see Islay whisky).

What is the best Whisky to buy?

The best whisky you can buy

1. Darkness 8 Year Old: Best Sherry-cask single malt whisky.
2. Penderyn Welsh Malt Whisky 70cl: Best Welsh whisky.
3. Naked Grouse Scotch Whisky: Best blended malt.
4. Auchentoshan Three Wood Single Malt Scotch: Best single-malt Scotch.
5. Tomatin Cask-Strength: Best cask strength whisky.