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
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