Single Malt Red Wine Yeast 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, as bottled single malt whisky does not mature further in glass and can be savored over many years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate, roasted venison, mature blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the heart of Edinburgh, Holyrood Distillery represents a bold, flavor-first revolution in Lowland single malt Scotch whisky. This highly experimental release showcases their innovative spirit by utilizing red wine yeast during fermentation, a departure from standard distiller's yeast that imparts vibrant berry notes, orchard fruit esters, and a distinctive vinous complexity. Matured in a hand-selected first-fill Bourbon barrel (Cask No. 1964), the spirit absorbs rich layers of creamy vanilla, toasted coconut, and sweet oak from the virgin American oak char. This marriage of brewing-inspired fermentation science and traditional wood management yields a contemporary Lowland malt that challenges traditional regional boundaries, offering a rich, multi-layered sensory journey.
🍾 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 Ingredient
100% Malted Barley