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
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.