The Viking from Orkney, the man with Highland Park literally tattooed on his chest, is presenting ONE special evening with the Society: Tuesday 3rd October in Melbourne.
Highland Park for me is one of those truly remarkable distilleries that was absolutely a ‘gateway’ single malt in my formative whisky years of discovering great spirit. In 2004, Michael Jackson, the whisky writer, not the self-styled King of Pop, declared it to be ‘the greatest all-rounder’ among single malts, a comment that I wholeheartedly agree with.
As any members of the SMWS who have been to one of our renowned distillery-focus evenings can attest to, there’s something truly magical about our distillery-focus nights, being able to share a dram in a welcoming space with someone directly involved in the day-to-day of the distillery. For our Highland Park focus, we’d like to invite you to share a few special drams with Martin Markvardsen, the Senior Brand Ambassador direct from the distillery, to explore the new core range, a preview taste of a new special release, and then two yet-to-be-released casks from this distillery from the Society. As a Melbourne exclusive, the Society bottlings will be available to order on the night.
A light supper of cheese and charcuterie will be served at the tasting, but you are more than welcome to stay after and enjoy the full menu at the venue. For this special event we’ve secured the stunning Archer Room at The Botanical in South Yarra. A remarkable space for remarkable whisky!
Come along and meet Martin, share some new release and rare Highland Park spirit, and make the most of being a member of the world’s best whisky club, the SMWS!
Slainte,
Matt Bailey
National Ambassador