Single Malt Red Wine Yeast 'Full Cask' No 2037
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this single malt does not age further in the bottle and can be enjoyed immediately upon release or cellared indefinitely.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate tart, roasted venison, mature blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Holyrood Distillery's innovative Single Malt Red Wine Yeast series represents a pioneering, boundary-pushing endeavor in the heart of Edinburgh. By substituting traditional distiller's yeast with active red wine yeast strains, Holyrood infuses the wash with a complex array of esters and organic compounds usually reserved for fine winemaking. This experimental fermentation process yields a spirit rich in dark berry, cherry, and subtle tannic nuances before it even touches the wood. Distilled in their tall, customizable copper pot stills, this Lowland single malt bridges the gap between brewing, winemaking, and distilling, offering a highly aromatic, fruit-forward profile that challenges the conventional boundaries of Scotch whisky.
🍾 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.