Where The Light celebrates summer’s rise, The Dark honors the deep stillness of winter. Highland Park The Dark 17 Year Old is bold, brooding, and richly complex, a whisky that invites introspection. Inspired by the long nights on Orkney, it’s a dram made for firelight, reflection, and depth.

Highland Park The Dark 17 Year Old 70cl
Brand: Highland Park | Category: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 52.9% | Origin: Orkney Islands, Scotland | Vol: 700ml

Tasting Profile
Nose: Deep and spicy, plums, black cherries, toasted oak, and dark chocolate, with a wisp of Highland Park’s signature heathery smoke.
Palate: Full bodied and warming. Molasses, dried fig, cinnamon bark, and espresso mingle with smoky undertones and rich sherry depth.
Finish: Long and lingering, sherry sweetness and dark spice fade into a delicate, smoky hush.

Production Details
Aged in first fill European oak sherry casks, The Dark is all about richness and intensity. Bottled at cask strength and non chill filtered, it captures the heart of Highland Park’s heritage, bold island spirit, sherry complexity, and that unmistakable Orkney smoke.

Perfect For
Cool evenings, deep conversations, and quiet moments that demand something serious in your glass. It’s the dram you pour when the night stretches ahead and time slows down.

Expert Notes
Critically acclaimed and widely admired, The Dark was praised by Whisky Magazine and Drinks International for its balance of power and elegance. It’s often compared to the best of Highland Park’s older sherried expressions, without the price tag.

Customer Reviews
“It’s like drinking candlelight, rich, flickering, unforgettable.”   Renz L., Makati
“Bold, smoky, sherried, everything I want in a winter dram.”   Talia V., BGC
“The Dark might be the best Highland Park I’ve ever had.”   Marco D., Tagaytay

Interesting Fact
The bottle design features Viking dragon motifs in black glass, symbolizing Norse mythology’s descent into winter. Paired with The Light, the two bottles form a visual and thematic collector’s set, light and dark, sun and shadow.

Serving Suggestions
Neat, by all means. Let it breathe to unlock the dried fruit and spice. Add a splash of water to soften the sherry edge and deepen the chocolate notes. This is one to sit with, not rush.

Distillery Background
Highland Park’s distillery sits windswept on Orkney’s remote archipelago, where Norse heritage meets ancient whisky making. Their peat, cut from local heather, gives each dram a floral smoke unlike any other. The Dark showcases the depth they’ve mastered over two centuries, rich, soulful, and unmistakably Highland Park.