🥃 Highland Park 18 Year Old Viking Pride
18-year-old Highland Park expression: 43 % ABV; produced since 1997; the name Viking Pride dates from 2017.
Highland Park 18 Year Old Viking Pride is an 18-year-old single malt Scotch whisky from Highland Park, produced in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands. Its strength is 43 % ABV. According to Difford's Guide, the version was launched in 1997, and it received the name Viking Pride in 2017 together with new packaging.
According to Whiskypedia, since 2004 Highland Park has matured its whisky only in sherry casks of European and American oak. Part of the malt is dried over heather peat, so the smoke is moderate. The round bottle was replaced by an oval one in 2006, and in 2017 an embossed glass appeared; according to SLTN the whisky itself was not changed. Whisky Magazine classes it among island whiskies, although by law Orkney belongs to the Highland region.
Why this matters to you. Compared with Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour this means six extra years of maturation and a higher strength; next to it stands Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart. The Macallan, which has the same owner, Edrington, takes a similar sherry-based approach. The WHO reminds us: there is no safe dose of alcohol.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 43 % ABV |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | 18 years (age of the youngest whisky) |
| Cask type | sherry casks of European and American oak (distillery policy since 2004) |
| Year founded | 1997; name Viking Pride, 2017 |
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Highland Park 18 Year Old Viking Pride → affects → 🍷 Alcohol and health ← affects ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Sherry
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Highland Park, 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Highland whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 The Macallan Double Cask 18 Years Old, 🥃 Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart, 🥃 Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart, 🥃 Highland Park Cask Strength, 🥃 Highland Park Cask Strength
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Viking Pride was changed during the 2017 rebranding?
The name and bottle were changed; according to SLTN the profile of the whisky itself stayed the same.
What is the strength of Highland Park 18?
43 % ABV, according to Difford's Guide and Whisky Magazine.
Since when has Highland Park 18 been produced?
Since 1997, according to Difford's Guide.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky — Malted barley is the base of whisky: malt enzymes convert starch in the mash, and EU whisky is distilled below 94.8% vol.
- 🥃 The Macallan Double Cask 18 Years Old — 18-year-old single malt Scotch from Macallan Double Cask; 43% ABV; American and European oak seasoned with sherry.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
- 🥃 Highland Park Cask Strength — Permanent cask-strength series of Highland Park since 2020: numbered releases without an age on the label; No. 1 — 63.3 %, No. 2 — 63.9 % ABV.
Similar
🥃 Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour · 🥃 Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart · 🥃 Highland Park Cask Strength · 🥃 Glen Garioch 12 Years Old · 🥃 Balblair 15 Year Old · 🥃 Balblair 18 Year Old
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Difford's Guide: Highland Park 18 Year Old Viking Pride (43 %, launched 1997, oval bottle 2006, Viking Pride 2017)
- Whisky Magazine: Highland Park Viking Pride 18 Years Old (43 %, single malt, Islands)
- SLTN: Malt underlines its Viking roots (11.05.2017; 12 YO Viking Honour, 18 YO Viking Pride, new packaging, whisky profile unchanged)
- Scotchwhisky.com (Whiskypedia): Highland Park (Kirkwall, 1798; 20 % own peated malt; 100 % sherry casks since 2004)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)
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