Single Malt 1st Fill Oloroso Hogshead Golden Promise Barley 'Full Cask' No 230
⏳ Drinking Window
Enjoyable immediately upon release and will remain stable indefinitely if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
This exceptional single malt from Edinburgh's Holyrood Distillery represents a bold revival of historic distilling in the Scottish Lowlands. Crafted from Golden Promise—a legendary heritage barley variety celebrated for its rich, nutty, and oily texture that dominated Scottish distilling in the mid-20th century—this spirit undergoes a meticulous fermentation process using selected specialty yeasts. The spirit is then matured in a first-fill Oloroso sherry hogshead (Cask No. 230). This specific maturation vessel infuses the robust Lowland spirit with intense notes of dried figs, dark chocolate, toasted walnuts, and warm baking spices, marrying the heritage grain's inherent sweetness with the deep, oxidative complexity of traditional Spanish sherry wood.
🍾 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.
🍇 Base Material
Golden Promise Barley