Single Malt Pinnacle Yeast 'Full Cask' No 610
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this does not age in the bottle and can be enjoyed indefinitely; once opened, it is best consumed within 1 to 2 years to preserve its vibrant aromatics.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked salmon, mature Cheddar cheese, dark chocolate truffles
✨ Technical Specifications
Holyrood Distillery, located in the heart of Edinburgh, represents a bold renaissance of urban distilling in the Lowlands. This experimental release highlights their fascination with the impact of yeast on flavor development—a variable often ignored in industrial whisky production. By utilizing Pinnacle yeast, a strain celebrated for its ability to yield clean, ester-rich, and fruit-forward profiles, Holyrood coaxes vibrant orchard fruit and delicate floral notes from the malted barley. Matured in a single selected cask, this expression showcases the distillery's philosophy of prioritizing flavor over efficiency, marrying Edinburgh's rich brewing heritage with modern distilling innovation.
🍾 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