{"product_id":"old-orkney-malt-25-year-old-1999-island-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl","title":"Old Orkney Malt 25 Year Old 1999 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eOld Orkney Malt 25 Year Old 1999 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fourth bottling in our occasional but cherished Old Orkney series is a 1999, 25 year old Orkney malt that has spent the majority of its life in plain refill wood, then the final six years of its maturation in a very, very old 1st fill, ex-bodega, oloroso sherry butt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result, bottled at natural cask strength, is a richly sherried example of very mature Orkney single malt, that leaves all the wonderful distillery character intact, but decorates it in great detail with some beautifully intricate and old school sherry characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is deeply earthy, gamey and rich, with gentle peat smoke, waxes, hessian and nicely savoury, salty notes. A beautiful dram and a wonderfully old school example of sherried Orcadian single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : \u003cspan\u003eSweet fresh lemon custard. Hints of vanilla and lemongrass. Surprising, given we know this will have some peat in there. Very pleasant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate : \u003cspan\u003eSmoke and earth with bacon bits. Heather. Ocean spray with oily lemon. Very smooth peat. Very typical Highland Park.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : \u003cspan\u003eLingering smoke and ash. Crumbled leaves and earth. Licking the floor of the dunnage warehouse. Little bit of chocolate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Old Orkney\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Orkney can refer to the ancient\u003cspan\u003e Neolithic history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the Orkney Islands, known for its well-preserved stone monuments like Skara Brae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Heart of Neolithic Orkney sites. Alternatively, it refers to an Orkney single malt whisky brand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat was revived by the independent bottler Decadent Drinks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein 2023, featuring single malts from Orkney's surviving distilleries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-wiz-rootname=\"ohfaMd\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Decadent Drinks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Decadent Drinks\" is the name of a Scottish independent bottler of fine spirits like whisky, rum, cognac, and wine, known for its fun, creative, and sometimes satirical approach to bottling, featuring original artwork on its labels and a range of products including its original Whisky Sponge brand and other brands like Whiskyland and Decadent Drams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-wiz-rootname=\"ohfaMd\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50.3% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Orkney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524449161541,"sku":"000614","price":337.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4808724652_01c5d8c7-81ab-4ef5-9ada-32ccda9dd5ba.jpg?v=1746552097","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/old-orkney-malt-25-year-old-1999-island-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}