Highland Park , part of the Islands subset of the official Highlands region, is located on the isle of Orkney just off the North Sea and was founded in 1798 by Magnus "Mansie" Eunson, a local church beadle (Usher or Church Constable) and part time whiskey smuggler. Eunson often blending the two pursuits by stashing whisky in the church and it was almost 30 years before he gained an official distiller's license. From his name, you may surmise that he was descended from some of the Vikings who once raided and settled the northern Scottish islands, and that heritage formed the inspiration for much of the branding until a simplification of the bottle designs in October of 2024 removed the intricate designs introduced in 2017. This bottle is from that seven-year period and therefore features the "Viking Honor" moniker. Some are very happy to see a more standard and refined bottle design, but I mourn the individuality and distinctiveness of the old pattern. Their line...