New Make Made by Edinburgh
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy immediately upon release, with no further aging required.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
dark chocolate, blue cheese, smoked charcuterie
✨ Technical Specifications
Representing a bold liquid tribute to Edinburgh's illustrious brewing heritage, Holyrood's 'Made by Edinburgh' New Make Spirit is a masterclass in yeast and malt selection. Eschewing the traditional neutral character of standard new make, this unaged distillate is crafted using a combination of specialty crystal and chocolate malts alongside a classic Edinburgh ale yeast strain. This recipe pays homage to the historic 'shilling' beers of the city's past. The result is an incredibly aromatic and flavorful spirit, bursting with notes of toasted brown bread, dark sugar, and roasted coffee beans, captured straight from the still before any oak maturation can alter its pure, yeast-driven character.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2019 by Rob and Kelly Carpenter alongside former Macallan master distiller David Robertson, Holyrood Distillery marked the return of single malt whisky distillation to central Edinburgh after nearly a century of absence. Housed within a restored 1830s railway goods shed beneath Arthur's Seat in the Lowlands, Holyrood operates with an innovative, flavor-first distilling ethos deeply informed by Edinburgh's historic brewing heritage. Rather than conforming to traditional regional conventions, the distillery experiments extensively with diverse malt varieties—including heirloom, chocolate, and crystal barleys—along with an array of specialty brewing, wine, and sake yeast strains. Utilizing washbacks with extended fermentations and tall copper pot stills, Holyrood captures distinct ester and phenolic profiles before aging spirit in meticulously selected casks. Benchmark expressions include their inaugural single malts Arrival, Ambir, and Embra, alongside singular single-cask trials showcasing red wine, sake yeast, and peated variants.
🍷 ABV
60%