[1][2] Highland Park distillery was founded by Magnus Eunson, a butcher and church officer by day and illicit distiller and whisky smuggler by night.

In 1826, nearly 30 years later, Highland Park received an official licence to distill whisky.

[3] In 1937, Highland Park distillery was sold to James Grant & Sons of Glasgow.

In 2018, two of its special distillery releases, The Light and The Dark, were each awarded a Double Gold medal in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

[9] In 2019 and for the fourth year running,[10][11][12] Highland Park won the Chairman's Trophy for Best in Category at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge.