Single Malt Red Wine Yeast 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 2035
⏳ Drikkevindue
Enjoyable immediately upon release; once opened, it will remain in peak condition for several years if stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked duck breast
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Holyrood Distillery's 'Full Cask' No 2035 represents a pioneering approach to Lowland single malt whisky, showcasing the distillery's signature ethos of flavor exploration. By utilizing an active red wine yeast strain during the fermentation process rather than standard distiller's yeast, Holyrood coaxes out an uncommonly rich profile of dark forest fruits, cherry esters, and spicy undertones. This innovative wash is distilled and then matured in a first-fill bourbon barrel, allowing the sweet vanilla, caramel, and toasted coconut notes of the fresh American oak to seamlessly integrate with the spirit's unique vinous complexity. It is a brilliant marriage of modern fermentation science and traditional wood management, paying homage to Edinburgh's rich brewing and distilling history.
🍾 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.