Height of Arrows
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, it does not age in the bottle and is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked salmon, raw oysters, charcuterie
✨ Technical Specifications
Height of Arrows is a custom-crafted gin from Edinburgh's Holyrood Distillery, named after the literal translation of 'Àrd-Na-Said', the Gaelic name for Arthur's Seat which looms over the distillery. Rejecting the modern trend of multi-botanical complexity, Holyrood took a minimalist, whisky-maker's approach to this spirit. It focuses almost entirely on the core botanical of gin: juniper. To elevate this singular focus, they employ just two other ingredients—beeswax and sea salt—to add a rich, velvety mouthfeel and a subtle, savory depth. This innovative technique mirrors the way a pinch of salt enhances food, resulting in a gin of remarkable texture, purity, and structural elegance.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2019 by Rob and Kelly Carpenter alongside former Macallan master distiller David Robertson, Holyrood Distillery marked the historic return of single malt whisky distilling to the center of Edinburgh after nearly a century. Situated in a converted 1830s railway goods building adjacent to Holyrood Park in Scotland's Lowlands, the distillery embraces a progressive, flavor-led production philosophy. Driven by extensive experimentation with specialty and heritage barley varieties like Golden Promise, diverse brewing yeasts, and tailored cask regimens, Holyrood pushes traditional boundaries. In addition to producing nuanced, complex single malt whiskies, the craft distillery is celebrated for its distinctive artisanal gins, rums, and innovative botanical spirits.
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
43%