Highland Park 40 Year Old Spring 2019 Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Highland Park 40 Year Old Spring 2019 Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a 40-year-old single malt bottled at 43.2% ABV (86.4 proof) in a 700mL decanter. Drawn from just five refill casks laid down before 1979 and matured on the Isle of Orkney, only 1,500 bottles were produced worldwide, presented in a heavyweight glass decanter in a dark oak box. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 43.2% ABV (86.4 proof) — natural colour, non-chill filtered
- Size: 700mL
- Age: 40 years — five refill casks, laid down before 1979
- Release: Spring 2019 — 1,500 bottles worldwide
- Origin: Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland (est. 1798)
Four Decades on Orkney: Five Casks, 1,500 Bottles
Few distilleries hold whisky stocks deep enough to bottle a 40-year-old, and Highland Park's Spring 2019 release draws on five refill casks filled before 1979 — whisky that spent four decades breathing Orkney's maritime air through ex-sherry American oak. The result is the distillery's signature balance of rich sherry fruit and gentle heather peat smoke, with dark chocolate, raisins, figs, and toasted oak. Explore the Highland Park collection and more Scotch whisky at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
The nose is rich and full — dark chocolate, raisins, figs, toasted oak, and a subtle wisp of heather smoke. The palate is full-bodied and oily: Seville marmalade, marzipan, sherry-soaked fruit, and aromatic peat. The finish is long and satisfying, with perfumed oak and zesty spice.
How to Enjoy
Neat, in a copita or tulip glass, with time — four decades of development unfold slowly. This is a milestone-occasion whisky, not a mixer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bottles of Highland Park 40 Year Old 2019 were made?
Only 1,500 bottles worldwide, drawn from five refill casks laid down before 1979.
What is the ABV of Highland Park 40 Year Old 2019?
43.2% ABV (86.4 proof) — note that earlier Highland Park 40 releases were bottled at 48.3%.
Is Highland Park 40 Year Old peated?
Lightly — Highland Park uses a gentle heather peat that reads as aromatic smoke behind the sherry-cask richness.
Order Highland Park 40 Year Old Spring 2019 online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA — one of 1,500 decanters worldwide.