Height of Arrows
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As a distilled spirit, it does not age in the bottle and is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Smoked salmon, raw oysters, charcuterie
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 2019 by founders Rob Carpenter and David Robertson, Holyrood Distillery marked the historic return of single malt whisky production to the heart of Edinburgh after nearly a century. Located in a restored 180-year-old railway transit building in the Lowlands, the distillery rejects traditional production constraints in favor of a flavor-forward philosophy. Holyrood is renowned for its experimental use of heritage barley varieties like Golden Promise, specialty roasted malts, and diverse beer yeasts, creating highly complex spirits. Their signature single malt whiskies, often matured in first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads, showcase a rich, robust character that redefines modern Lowland distilling.