Single Malt Peated 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 636
⏳ Drinking Window
As a premium single malt whisky, it is bottled at its peak maturity and does not age further in glass; it can be enjoyed immediately or cellared indefinitely.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked blue cheese, dark chocolate, slow-roasted barbecue pork
✨ Technical Specifications
Holyrood Distillery, located in the heart of Edinburgh, represents a bold, flavor-first renaissance of urban distilling in the Scottish Lowlands. This specific release, the Single Malt Peated 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 636, showcases their innovative approach to peat and wood interaction. Rejecting the historically light and grassy stereotype of Lowland whiskies, Holyrood embraces heavy, specialty malts and experimental yeasts. Distilled using peated malted barley and matured entirely in a single first-fill ex-Bourbon barrel, this expression highlights the marriage of sweet, creamy vanilla and toasted coconut from the American white oak with a robust, earthy peat smoke. The historic 180-year-old railway transit building where it is crafted adds a layer of industrial heritage to this modern, deeply complex liquid.
🍾 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.