New Highland Park ???

by **irishwhiskeychaser** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:05 pm

Hi whisk(e)y fans,

Just came across this picture on the HP facebook page ...

No real info and I've not heard anything about it or been able to find anything about it either. Anybody here know?

by **lockejn** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:55 pm

"New limited edition release to be launched August 14th called "Hjata". It's a 12 year old cask strength (58.1%)."

So I've heard.

by **irishwhiskeychaser** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:30 pm

I suppose limited release + cask strength + nice fancy wooden box = triple the price :wink:

by **Swedish Chef** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:50 pm

"HjÃ¤rta" is Swedish for heart. And the logo is kinda heart shaped, perhaps I'm reading to much into it.

by **Mr Fjeld** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:23 pm

According to a post made at the Norwegian Malt Whisky Society/NMWL site, the importer states it's a special botteling for the Scandinavian market - apparently a 16yo at 48,1% - and can also be bought at the Highland Park Visitor Centre.

http://www.nmwl.no/forum2/index.php?topic=5687.5;wap2

by **pkt77242** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:53 am

irishwhiskeychaser wrote:I suppose limited release + cask strength + nice fancy wooden box = triple the price

And I will raise you IWC, quadruple the price

Though it does look nice.

Sean

by **Swedish Chef** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:39 am

The norwegian site mentioned NOK700 (if I understood correctly it's the importer himself), that's slightly under the price of the 18yo (NOK719). No mention of what it'll cost at the HP visitors centre.

by **irishwhiskeychaser** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:53 am

The picture above is of a 12yo and it looks like 58.1% but the 8 may be a 3 so possibly 53.1%.

Yes the design does look like a heart ... like one of those horrible ones used on Canadian cigarette packets as warning about smoking risks