Highland Park 8 Year Old 1960s / Adriatic Import

Highland Park was built by David Robertson all the way back in 1798. The distillery's relationship with blenders, Robertson & Baxter, saw it acquired by Highland Distillers in 1937, who were subsequently bought by Edrington in 1999, who run it today. The modern Highland Park single malt brand was first officially bottled in the 1970s, with the release of an 8 year old age statement, but distillery bottlings first appeared around the 1950s. The look of the brand has changed many times over the years, but its cult following and popularity has never diminished. It remains one of the most recognisable single malts in the world to this day.

In addition to the classic Magnus label branding from the 1960s, Highland Distillers also bottled an 8-year-old using this generic company label with arched text and encircled age statements. These were introduced by the company in the 1960s and can also be found on bottles of Tamdhu and Glenrothes. This label style was later licensed to Gordon & MacPhail who used it into the early 1980s.