![]() ![]() On his maternal side, they are from Shunde, Guangdong. Watch this short video of Highland Park Senior Brand Ambassador Martin Markvardsen sing its praises at CH’NG Poh Tiong’s paternal ancestry is Huai’an, Quanzhou, Fujian Province. Valknut is hard to put down once you have lifted the glass and spirit. So too the peat which, when you swirl the glass, comes and goes like the Deep Purple song “ Smoke on the Water”. The vanillin is poised, not over the top. There is a star anise aspect to the fruit. The sherried sweetness is not ponderous but bright, lifted, and beguiling. It was matured in a combination of European and American casks that had been used to age Sherry, but also some American ex-bourbon casks. Valnut is bottled at 46.8% and uses a higher proportion of peated malt than Valkyrie (the first in the Viking Legend trio) but less than Valfather(the final expression in the series). Anthony Dias Blue, organiser of that competition, also inaugurated the first Singapore World Spirits Competition in 2019. In 2019, Valknut won Double Gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Valknut celebrates camaraderie, union of purpose, a shared destiny. The word translates as “knot of those slain in battle”. Of the three expressions in Highland Park Viking Legend series, the second – Valknut – is my favourite. Highland Park Senior Brand Ambassador Martin Markvardsen ![]()
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