New Make Chocolate Malt
⏳ Drikkevindue
Designed to be enjoyed immediately upon release, this high-strength spirit does not require aging and will remain stable indefinitely when stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate desserts, blue cheese, smoked meats
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Representing a bold bridge between the worlds of craft brewing and traditional distilling, Holyrood's New Make Chocolate Malt is a pioneering unaged spirit from Edinburgh. This expression pays homage to the city's rich brewing history, particularly the legendary 'Charmed Circle' of breweries that once dominated the local landscape. By utilizing heavily roasted chocolate malt—a specialty grain typically reserved for dark beers like stouts and porters—alongside traditional distilling malt, Holyrood coaxes out deep, roasted characteristics directly from the mash. The resulting distillate bypasses the barrel entirely, offering an intense, unadulterated exploration of grain character, defined by notes of dark cacao, espresso beans, and caramelized sugars. It stands as a testament to modern Lowland innovation, challenging the conventional boundaries of spirit production.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Holyrood Distillery blev grundlagt i 2019 af Rob og Kelly Carpenter i samarbejde med den tidligere Macallan-masterdistiller David Robertson. Etableringen markerede en historisk milepæl, da produktionen af single malt whisky dermed vendte tilbage til det centrale Edinburgh efter næsten et århundredes fravær. Destilleriet har til huse i en ombygget jernbanebygning fra 1830'erne, klos op ad Holyrood Park i det skotske Lowlands, og drives ud fra en progressiv filosofi, hvor smagen altid er i absolut centrum. Holyrood udfordrer de traditionelle rammer gennem dybdegående eksperimenter med historiske og særlige bygsorter som Golden Promise, alsidige gærtyper og nøje skræddersyede fadlagringer. Ud over at skabe nuancerede og komplekse single malt-whiskyer er det innovative mikrodestilleri også anerkendt for sine karakterfulde, håndværksmæssige gin, rom og botaniske spiritusser.
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
60%