Single Malt Peated 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 550
⏳ Drinking Window
Enjoyable immediately upon release; will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
smoked blue cheese, dark chocolate truffles, slow-roasted barbecue beef brisket
✨ Technical Specifications
Holyrood Distillery's 'Full Cask' No 550 represents a bold, modern reinterpretation of Lowland single malt whisky. Historically, the Lowlands of Scotland were celebrated for light, grassy, and triple-distilled spirits. Holyrood, operating from a historic railway building in Edinburgh, challenges these conventions by introducing heavily peated malt into their experimental distillation runs. This specific expression, matured in a first-fill Bourbon barrel, marries the intense, earthy smoke of Scottish peat with the sweet, creamy vanilla, toasted coconut, and caramel notes drawn from the fresh American oak. The 'Full Cask' series highlights the distillery's commitment to transparency and individual cask character, showcasing how yeast selection, slow distillation, and precise wood management culminate in a spirit of remarkable depth and contemporary flair.
🍾 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.