Spirits in the Sky is a single cask from Highland Park's Single Cask Series, the distillery in Kirkwall on Orkney. Distilled in 2009, matured for 12 years in one refill hogshead (cask 6021) and bottled at cask strength in 2022.

The label

The cream label tells you everything about this cask: year of distillation, year of bottling, cask number and number of bottles. The cask yielded just 291.

How I serve it

• Neat: in a tulip glass, at room temperature.
• With water: bottled at cask strength, so add a few drops and taste again.
• To keep: a bottle for a special occasion or for the collection.

At 65.2%, this is a powerful dram, so take your time.

Good to know

• Type: single malt Scotch whisky, Single Cask Series
• Age: 12 years
• Distilled: 2009
• Bottled: 2022
• Cask: refill hogshead, cask no. 6021
• Alcohol: 65.2% vol, cask strength
• Volume: 70 cl
• Edition: 291 bottles
• Packaging: in a jute pouch
• Origin: Kirkwall, Orkney (Scotland)
• Brand: Highland Park