The Highland Passage

Three Whiskies.
One Journey North.

Campbeltown. Speyside. Orkney. Three distilleries, three landscapes, tasted in order of latitude.

The Three Bottles

A geography of flavour

Bottle I · South

Glen Scotia 15 Year whisky bottle
Whisky

Glen Scotia

15 Year Old

Campbeltown · 46% ABV

Bottle II · Central

Glenburgie 18 Year whisky bottle
Whisky

Glenburgie

18 Year Old

Speyside · 48% ABV

Bottle III · North

Highland Park 12 Year whisky bottle
Whisky

Highland Park

12 Year Old

Orkney · 43% ABV

Bottle I · South · 55°25'N

Glen Scotia 15 Year

Campbeltown · Single Malt · 46% ABV · Cask #452

46% ABV
15 Years
210 Bottles
Nose

Damp sea rope and salted caramel. The harbour at low tide — kelp and rock salt — with a warm undertow of vanilla and old oak. A memory of a maritime town.

Palate

The sea arrives first: briny, mineral, clean. Then brine gives way to orchard fruit — pear drops and tart green apple. Spiced oak in the middle, a hint of smoked cedar.

Finish

Long and coastal. Salt lingers at the back of the throat. The whisky fades slowly, like the last light leaving the Kintyre peninsula on a clear autumn evening.

55°25'N · 5°36'W · Campbeltown, Kintyre

Bottle II · Central · 57°38'N

Glenburgie 18 Year

Speyside · Single Malt · 48% ABV · Cask #817

48% ABV
18 Years
184 Bottles
Nose

Ripe orchard: poached pear, white peach, and yellow apple. Honey from a Speyside summer — light, clean, floral. A drift of almond blossom over the River Livet.

Palate

Lush and sweet in the centre. Honeyed malt, ripe stone fruit, gentle vanilla oak. The eighteen years have added depth without weight — the spirit remains light on its feet, elegant.

Finish

Warm and long. Marzipan and fading orchard. The sweetness lingers like late afternoon sun on the valley floor — golden, unhurried, complete.

57°38'N · 3°09'W · Speyside, Moray

Bottle III · North · 58°59'N

Highland Park 12 Year

Orkney · Single Malt · 43% ABV · Cask #1204

43% ABV
12 Years
296 Bottles
Nose

The North Atlantic on a clear morning: sea salt, heather smoke, and dried orange peel. A faint whisper of Orkney peat — not aggressive, but unmistakable, the same way mist carries the smell of the moor.

Palate

Salt and sweet in perfect tension. Heather honey, dried fruit, and a thread of wood smoke. The maritime character runs deep here — you taste the latitude, the long days, the wild weather held in suspension.

Finish

The longest of the three. Smoke and salt and something ancient — like standing on a headland watching the Northern Lights cross the sky. The whisky doesn't end so much as slowly dissolve into the horizon.

58°59'N · 3°18'W · Kirkwall, Orkney

The Complete Pack

The Highland Passage

Three 100ml bottles, a folded tasting card, and a hand-drawn map of the route north. Delivered in a cloth-wrapped sleeve.

£95 3 × 100ml
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