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16th February 2015 |
Highland Park
completes the Valhalla Collection with
Odin leader of the Gods
 Following
the natural cask strength
Highland
Park Thor
then the smoky complexity of the excellent and very
highly rated
Highland
Park Loki, and the rich and
complex
Highland
Park Freya, Highland Park
today released the 4th and final
instalment of the Valhalla Collection,
the Highland Park Odin which takes its
name from the leader of the all Norse
gods. Odin is also known as "The Furious
One" which some of you may be when you
see the price tag of Odin.
Highland Park Odin 16 year
old was matured in a combination of
first-fill sherry casks and refill
hogsheads then bottled at the powerful
strength of 55.8% ABV
Creating a
single malt to reflect the dominant
characteristics of Odin would have been
no easy feat but Highland Park tell me
that the whisky strikes a balance
between the god and the distillery’s
signature Orcadian style – Highland
Park’s sweet and gentle smoky peat
aromas. The result, they say is an
undeniably powerful 16 year old single
malt.
Gerry Tosh, Global Marketing Manager,
commented: "Odin, like its namesake, is
an intense, powerful and complex whisky.
Bottled at 55.8% ABV, it certainly lives
up to the legend, a bold single malt
higher in strength than Thor, Loki and
Freya. In Odin, we have been able to add
the final flourish to the Valhalla
Collection, a stunning series of
remarkable whiskies that offer
affordability and exclusive
collectability."
Fans of the superb Valhalla Collection
series will be pleased to hear that
Gerry went on to say: "Now that Odin has
joined the ranks of the other gods in
the Valhalla Collection, the first
chapter in this series is complete.
However, the Norse legends of old may
still offer us future intrigues."
The limited edition Highland Park Odin
like it predecessors in the series is
presented in a distinctive award winning
wooden frame which echoes the contours
of a traditional Viking long ship.
I am confident that Odin will match the quality of the first
three releases in the series so with
only 17,000 bottles available worldwide
I would advise you not to hang around if
you want to get hold of a bottle or two.
Odin will be in whisky specialist shops
from today priced £180.
Highland Park Odin is now available from
The Whisky Exchange priced £180
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Highland Park Odin Tasting
Note
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Colour:
Vivid burst of sunlight.
Nose: This intense whisky
possesses a fierce spice. Cinnamon bark
and nutmeg rise from Odin’s spirit.
Behind the spice, toasted walnuts
smoulder with pulsating explosions of
smoke. Odin cuts an ominous figure and
this whisky is no different.
Taste: A huge, powerful palate
draws on the complexity of Odin’s
character. Layers of peat uncover
thousands of years of wisdom. Dense oak
combines with rich charred walnuts.
Finish:
Throughout is a subtle sweetness,
sharing the knowledge of well-seasoned
sherry wines. Plums and soft fruit
disappear into the dark as the peaty
embers glow into a smoky finale.
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