Highland Park PX Finish Single Cask #498 | Cooper’s Choice

A Sherried Orkney Single Cask Release

Distilled at Highland Park and bottled in 2023 by The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. for the Cooper’s Choice range, this single cask Orkney release was initially matured in American oak before receiving a finishing period in an ex-Pedro Ximénez sherry cask. Bottled at 56% ABV without chill filtration and with natural colour retained, it combines Highland Park’s distinctive heather smoke and honeyed spice with deeper layers of raisin sweetness, dried fruit richness, and warming sherried character. Drawn from single cask #498, the release was limited to only 306 bottles worldwide.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Heather smoke, honeyed spice, dried figs, sweet raisins, toasted oak, and gentle sherried richness.
• Palate: Rich malt sweetness layered with dates, dried fruits, PX syrup, warming spice, and soft wood smoke.
• Finish: Long and warming with lingering smoke, sweet spice, dried fruit richness, and gentle oak influence.

Specifications

• Classification: Scotch Whisky
• Style: Single Malt
• Region: Islands (Orkney), Scotland
• Distillery: Highland Park
• Bottler: The Vintage Malt Whisky Co.
• Series: Cooper’s Choice
• Cask Number: #498
• ABV: 56%
• Cask Type: American Oak with Pedro Ximénez Sherry Finish
• Single Cask: Yes
• Colouring: Natural Colour
• Filtration: Non-Chill Filtered
• Volume: 700ml
• Style of Bottling: Natural Cask Strength
• Bottled: 2023
• Bottle Count: 306 Bottles
• Presentation: Includes Original Box

About the Distillery

Highland Park has long been regarded as one of Scotland’s most distinctive island distilleries, celebrated for balancing aromatic heather smoke with honeyed malt richness and subtle maritime influence. Matured in Orkney’s cool northern climate, the distillery’s spirit often develops an elegant combination of gentle peat, dried fruit depth, spice, and restrained sweetness that continues to attract both collectors and long-time enthusiasts.

About the Bottling

The Cooper’s Choice series from The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. focuses on single cask releases that explore the influence of oak maturation and secondary cask finishing styles. This Highland Park bottling combines classic American oak maturation with a finishing period in Pedro Ximénez sherry wood, adding richer layers of dried fruits, sweet spice, and syrupy depth while preserving the distillery’s unmistakable smoky Orkney character. Limited to only 306 bottles worldwide, it represents a modern independently bottled interpretation of Highland Park with an emphasised sherry influence.

Archive Notes

Please review all product images carefully. Minor cosmetic wear to labels, capsules, cartons, or presentation cases may be present due to age, long-term storage, or secondary-market sourcing.

Natural variation in fill level, packaging condition, and label ageing can occur in older releases and forms part of the character of mature collectible whisky.

Archive Release

Privately sourced and released in strictly limited quantities. Availability is finite and unlikely to be repeated once sold.

Not every bottle is meant to be found.