Single Malt Peated 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 638
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, this spirit does not mature further in the bottle and can be savored over many years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked salmon, mature cheddar cheese, dark chocolate
✨ Technical Specifications
Representing a bold departure from the historically light, triple-distilled style of the Scottish Lowlands, Holyrood Distillery’s peated single malt expressions bring a smoky intensity back to Edinburgh's urban distilling landscape. This expression, matured in a first-fill Bourbon barrel, showcases the distillery's innovative spirit. By utilizing heavily peated malted barley and fermenting with specialty yeasts, Holyrood crafts a robust spirit that marries earthy, coastal peat smoke with the sweet, creamy vanilla and charred oak influences of fresh American white oak. The distillery itself sits in a beautifully restored railway transit building, echoing Edinburgh's rich industrial and brewing heritage, where water from the historic Salisbury Crags aquifer once fed legendary local breweries.
🍾 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.
🍇 Base Material
Malted Barley