Single Malt Pinnacle Yeast 'Full Cask' No 609
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As a distilled spirit, this bottle is stable and ready to enjoy immediately, maintaining its character indefinitely when stored properly.
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dark chocolate, blue cheese, smoked salmon
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Holyrood Distillery, located in the heart of Edinburgh, has revitalized the city's rich distilling and brewing heritage. This particular expression highlights their deeply experimental ethos, specifically focusing on the impact of yeast on flavor development—a variable often overlooked in traditional Scotch whisky production. By utilizing Pinnacle yeast, a classic distilling strain known for its efficient conversion and clean profile, and maturing the spirit in a single selected cask, Holyrood showcases how raw ingredients and fermentation choices dictate the final character of Lowland single malt. The spirit reflects Edinburgh's historic brewing past, where yeast strains were carefully guarded secrets, bringing a modern, flavor-first approach to the traditional Lowland style.
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Established in 2019 by founders Rob Carpenter and David Robertson, Holyrood Distillery marked the historic return of single malt whisky production to the heart of Edinburgh after nearly a century. Located in a restored 180-year-old railway transit building in the Lowlands, the distillery rejects traditional production constraints in favor of a flavor-forward philosophy. Holyrood is renowned for its experimental use of heritage barley varieties like Golden Promise, specialty roasted malts, and diverse beer yeasts, creating highly complex spirits. Their signature single malt whiskies, often matured in first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads, showcase a rich, robust character that redefines modern Lowland distilling.