Highland Park has unveiled Odin single malt Scotch whisky – the last in a series of whiskies celebrating the distilleries’ Norse heritage.
Named for the King of Asgard, it joins the brand’s previous Thor, Loki and Freya whiskies as part of Highland Park’s Valhalla collection. The company is producing 17,000 bottles in the same distinctive packaging – echoing the shape of a Viking long boat – as previous limited edition releases.
In Odin, the Orkney-based distillery has produced a whisky that reflects the Norse god’s dominant characteristics – the whisky “strikes a balance between the god and the distillery’s signature Orcadian style – Highland Park’s sweet and gentle smoky peat aromas,” it said.
Global marketing manager Gerry Tosh said: “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. “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.”
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