Our 25-year-old Orkney Islands 1999, finished in a Ukrainian Troyanda Karpat wine barrique for Scotch88, received 90 points from Whiskyfun.
Our 25-year-old Orkney Islands 1999, finished in a Ukrainian Troyanda Karpat wine barrique for Scotch88, received 90 points from Whiskyfun.

25 February 2026
90 / 100
Orkney 1999/2025 · Troyanda Karpat · 51.5%
In the second part of his Highland Park series on Whiskyfun, Serge Valentin tasted the Orkney Island Distillery 25-year-old 1999/2025, bottled for Scotch88 and Scyfion, and scored it 90 points. It is the highest Whiskyfun score among the Scyfion reviews we have found from this period.
He described the Ukrainian wine finish as floral and sweet, set against waxy, mineral and maritime notes, and stressed that the score reflects the quality of the whisky itself.
WhiskyExperts published a German summary of the review the same day.