According to legend, Vikings who met a fine and honourable death were marked out by the symbol of the Valknut and spirited away from the mortal world to the heavenly realm of Valhalla.
Nose: Toasted vanilla pods, cracked black pepper, oak shavings, aniseed, aromatic smoke.
Palate: Sweet, aromatic cloves join forced with tangy hints of aniseed.
Finish: Intensely balances, bold and courageous, leaves a lingering memory of aromatic peat smoke and sweet spices.
- Gold - International Spirits Challenge - 2020
- Silver - The Scotch Whisky Masters - 2020
- Silver - The Scotch Whisky Masters - 2019
- Highly Recommended 92 points - Ultimate Spirits Challenge - 2019
- Double Gold - San Francisco World Spirits Competition - 2019
- Silver - International Spirits Challenge - 2019
- Gold - World Whiskies Awards - 2019
Whiskey fun has scored Highland Park Valknut 85/100 overall on the blog.
Serge describes this whiskey as ‘one of the better new NASses, I think. And isn’t the name funny, in a world of old rags and bones? (it’s not that Viking, S.!)’