Highland Park Dark Origins is a NAS (no-age-statement) single malt Scotch whisky from Orkney, designed to be a richer, more intense expression than the core 12-year-old. It pays tribute to founder Magnus Eunson's illicit 18th-century smuggling, featuring twice the first-fill sherry cask usage and a dark, modern matte bottle.

he last hours of a perfect autumn day when the world looks like a golden dream filled with cookie-coloured leaves and butterscotch skies... What would that taste like? The answer is, this dazzling, luminous whisky- a rhapsody of warm tones like purple heather, leaves swirling in the wind and hues of lemon, copper and gold. To create it, we gather the silky, fruity spirit from our giraffe-high stills and let it steep in American oak casks. No less than 15 years later, we transfer a portion into Oloroso sherry casks for three more years. Once 18 years have passed, we reunite them to create its warm balance of sweet, floral lushness. Rich marmalade flavours brush against honey and fig, touches of caramelized orange and far-off campfire smoke. Have a taste, and let your imagination wander to the edge of an autumn afternoon.