Single Malt Peated 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 550
⏳ Drikkevindue
Enjoyable immediately upon release; will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
smoked blue cheese, dark chocolate truffles, slow-roasted barbecue beef brisket
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Holyrood Distillery blev grundlagt i 2019 af Rob og Kelly Carpenter i samarbejde med den tidligere Macallan-masterdistiller David Robertson. Etableringen markerede en historisk milepæl, da produktionen af single malt whisky dermed vendte tilbage til det centrale Edinburgh efter næsten et århundredes fravær. Destilleriet har til huse i en ombygget jernbanebygning fra 1830'erne, klos op ad Holyrood Park i det skotske Lowlands, og drives ud fra en progressiv filosofi, hvor smagen altid er i absolut centrum. Holyrood udfordrer de traditionelle rammer gennem dybdegående eksperimenter med historiske og særlige bygsorter som Golden Promise, alsidige gærtyper og nøje skræddersyede fadlagringer. Ud over at skabe nuancerede og komplekse single malt-whiskyer er det innovative mikrodestilleri også anerkendt for sine karakterfulde, håndværksmæssige gin, rom og botaniske spiritusser.