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Tequila or Whiskey? Raise a glass to Mexico’s and Ireland’s celebrations of the dead
[Don't miss our exceptional Highland Park offer, below]
Gary Quinn
October 23, 2025
Separated by the Atlantic Ocean, two ancient cultures, the Celts and the Aztecs, celebrated their dead at the same time and in very similar ways
American families that go trick-or-treating at Halloween (Oct 31st) or share gifts on the Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos the very next day (Nov 1st) might be surprised to hear that they are celebrating traditions that are strangely similar and incredibly old. And Hollywood isn’t the first to modernise their beliefs.
Twin purchase: buy Highland Park 18 Single Cask release and receive the distillery’s core 18-year-old for free
Our single cask Highland Park 18 is an exemplary bottle, and one of only 515 created in an exclusive collaboration between Highland Park Distillery and the Single Malt Shop. Distilled in 2002, it was matured in a refill butt and bottled in 2021 at 57.4% ABV.
This release lifts the already globally recognised Highland Park 18 to another level, with its maturation in a hand-selected cask that was chosen to amplify and perfect the signature flavour of the Highland Park range.
Now, in an incredible celebration of Highland Park’s work, and for a limited time, everyone who buys the single cask release at its new price will also receive a core bottling of the distillery’s 18-year-old.