16 July 2025

    • Highland Park Vintage 1973

    Cask Number.11151

    Winning Bid
    £725
    RESERVE MET
    Highland Park Vintage 1973
    Cask Number.11151
    Lot #1330939
    FINISH DATE
    17 December 2024

    Part of a two cask experiment undertaken by Highland Park. This bottling forms one stage of a fascinating journey into the mysterious wonders of malt whisky. In October 1973, two oak sherry casks were filled with new make spirit. Both casks were then left undisturbed - just a few feet apart in the same Highland Park warehouse until being bottled on the 22nd February 2001. Cask 11151 has a deep golden appearance; the bouquet is smoky with notes of rich sultanas and its thick, velvety texture is matched by a rich full-bodied aromatic and spicy palate. The other cask (11167) is equally enjoyable but dramatically different. Why?

    Minor marks to box

    Highland Park

    The Macallan might be the jewel in the crown of Edrington, but a close second is Highland Park, especially after the brand investment, it has received in recent times. Established in 1798 by David Robertson on the outskirts on Kirkwall on Orkney, history suggests the site was used for illicit distillery way before this official date. In a landscape shaped by nature, ravaged by Vikings and the tides of war, Highland Park manages to bring everything together. A historical whisky that is universally appreciated, offering a little bit of something and famously called an ‘all rounder’, from locally sourced peat to a welcoming rugged characteristic. Highland Park doesn’t need the branding to stand out from the crowd. An increasingly varied core range can seem bewildering to someone new, so start with the 18 year old and being your voyage.

    Lot Features
    • BOTTLER
      Official Bottling
    • CASK TYPE
      Oak Sherry
    • DISTILLERY
      Highland Park
    • TYPE
      Full Size
    • SIZE
      70 cl
    • STRENGTH
      45.4% vol
    Region
    Scotland, Islands
    Scotland, Islands

    Frequently Asked Questions

    You’ll need an account with us to place bids in any auction. Registration takes 60 seconds and there’s a small £5.00 registration fee, payable by credit or debit card. Once paid, you will be registered and can place bids in the auction immediately. The registration fee helps us ensure you’re a real person and a genuine bidder.
    In the interest of fairness, any bids placed in the final five minutes of a particular lot will extend the end time of that Lot by 15 minutes. We believe in giving our customers a fair amount of time to increase their bid should they wish. Last second sniping isn’t in the spirit of our auctions and by using this system there is no benefit to doing so.
    Selling Whisky should be a pleasurable experience not a complicated one! We've broken down the process into a few easy-to follow steps.

    The first step is to get your whisky to us. We can help with courier collections, or you can arrange transport yourself. Once at Just Whisky, we’ll handle photography and description of your lots and enter your whisky into our auction. We take payment, then pay you within 14 days of the auction end date.

    The first step is to register an account (it takes 60 seconds) and complete our sellers form here.
    Still get questions? View full list of
    FAQs