Single Malt 1st Fill Oloroso Hogshead Golden Promise Barley 'Full Cask' No 229
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this bottling does not mature further in the bottle and is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release, remaining in peak condition for decades when stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Sticky toffee pudding, mature blue cheese, dark chocolate truffles
✨ Technical Specifications
This exceptional single malt represents a historic milestone: the return of single malt distilling to Edinburgh after a century-long silence. Crafted at the innovative Holyrood Distillery, this expression is a tribute to Scotland's rich agricultural and distilling heritage. It features Golden Promise, a legendary heritage barley variety dominant in the 1960s and 1970s, celebrated for its rich, oily texture and sweet, robust flavor profile, despite its low agricultural yields. The spirit has been matured in a hand-selected, first-fill Oloroso sherry hogshead (Cask No 229). This intensive maturation process infuses the spirit with deep, autumnal notes of dried dark fruits, warm baking spices, and roasted nuts, completely redefining the traditionally light and grassy Lowland style into something wonderfully complex and full-bodied.
🍾 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.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Golden Promise Barley