Location:Close to the Parks of Rosebank, Kirkwall.

Visitors Centre: Open all year, Tel: (Scotland) 01856 874619.
Daily opening hours: Apr to Oct: Mon to Fri 1000 to 0700, Jul & Aug Sat & Sun 1200 to 0700, Nov, Dec, Mar: Mon to Fri Tour at 1400 & 1530, Jan & Feb By appointment only.

The Whisky
By the 1880s Highland Park had an established reputation and at one time both the king of Denmark and the Emperor of Russia declared it to be the finest whisky they had ever tasted.

In 1888, James Grant, whose father was manager of The Glenlivit Distillery, became managing partner, and later owner, of Highland Park.

Its product retains much that is traditional, even original. It has its own floor maltings and peat beds (the peat is cut shallow to impart a light 'rooty' character) and two traditional peat-fired kilns. During malting a little heather is burned.

The Distillery
The world's most northerly distillery was founded in 1798 by Magnus Euson of Gallowhill. Until it was licensed in 1825 it's production was illicit and Euson was assisted in evading the excisemen by a kinsman who was a Kirk elder and hid the contraband under the pulpit. The Distillery Today

The Grants relinquished control to Highland Distilleries in 1937. Highland Park has been promoted as a single malt since the early 1970s and is currently the sixth largest selling malt in the UK. Its main export markets are France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong and the USA.