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The 14-year-old Orkney is part of Signatory's Vintage 100 Proof Collection, in which the whiskies are bottled directly at a cask strength of at least 57.1% vol. They are particularly recommended for advanced connoisseurs. The term proof is an old unit of measurement for the alcohol content of a drink, especially whisky, which indicates the minimum alcohol content above which gunpowder soaked in the liquid can be ignited. This method was used in the heyday of seafaring so that the casks in the belly of the ship could withstand the harsh weather conditions at sea. The Single Malt was bottled as number 38 in the series and spent its maturation period in first fill Oloroso sherry butts and Bourbon hogsheads. The HP in the title refers to the Highland Park Distillery, which is one of the most northerly distilleries based on the Orkney island of Mainland.