Holyrood Distillery Launch New Cask Programme For 2022
This 12 months, HOLYROOD DISTILLERY has launched a novel cask programme which incorporates two distinct ‘peated’ expressions, chosen to emulate the smoky previous of Edinburgh’s cityscape. Each casks showcase the interaction between custom and innovation, utilising completely different methods of manufacturing to create two distinctive distillates; Closely Peated and Rauch Malt.
Smoke as soon as encapsulated Edinburgh, massive clouds hung above the town and inhabitants woke to the odor, style and the sight of smoke, consequently the town turned often called ‘Auld Reekie’ (Outdated Smoky). Holyrood has a robust reference to this time in Edinburgh’s historical past; the distillery constructing as soon as housed the previous items shed of the harmless railway, again in 1813 which transported coal that powered Edinburgh’s fires.
Via this 12 months’s cask programme, Holyrood Distillery is eager to deliver sure components of Auld Reekie again to the whisky world with its use of smoked brewers malts and the normal whisky model of Islay. The primary of the 2 casks, Closely Peated makes use of Islay peated malt in a sherry wooden. Head Distiller, Marc Watson commented:
“At this time, peated whiskies have a symbolic dwelling — Islay. Amongst distillers and drinkers alike, Islay and its distilleries have reached legendary standing. We intention to pay homage to Islay with a closely peated expression that continues to be true to ourselves as distillers. Our objective is to not emulate the good distilleries of Islay, however to rejoice them. What would ‘made by Edinburgh’ be if it was as a substitute made by Islay?”
Holyrood distillers discovered utilizing the Norwegian ale yeast, Kviek, alongside their malts gave a stability of smoke, orange, and a fuller texture to the expression. For maturation they’re utilizing 250 litre Spanish sherry hogsheads, with a selection of both first fill Cream sherry or first fill Pedro Ximénez sherry.
The second cask within the 2022 programme, the Rauch Malt is a real brewer’s whisky, created with smoked brewer’s malt and aged in a flippantly toasted port wooden. Softening these smoky flavours, the addition of Caramalt has imparted a delicate sweetness to the distillate, completed with small quantity of Heavy Peat (50ppm) to create the attribute coal smoke flavours. For maturation, Holyrood is utilizing 225 litre flippantly toasted first fill port barriques.
“We proceed to construct upon conventional strategies of manufacturing from brewing to innovate the Scotch Whisky business. Our flippantly peated expression for 2022 builds upon our earlier New Make releases, utilising a wealthy catalogue of brewing malts and speciality yeasts. Our experimentation with smoked malts began a journey of exploration and refinement, culminating in a brand new solution to create and expertise flippantly smoked whisky.”
At Holyrood Distillery the previous conjures up, but it surely by no means dictates, and their iterative strategy means the staff are persistently exploring, always studying and all the time constructing on the Scotch whisky legacy that has come earlier than. Taking inspiration from the town that surrounds them, as effectively it’s wealthy brewing heritage; historic recipes, malts, and fermentation concepts that point has left behind.
Buying one in all these casks is a uncommon alternative to be a part of Holyrood’s Scotch journey as they carve out their identification as whisky makers, forward of the inaugural single malt launch later this 12 months. Anybody who purchases a cask will obtain a pattern spirit on its first, third and tenth birthday.
Peated Cask priced at £5,000 and Smoked at £3,500
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Notes
10 years maturation for any chosen casks. Insurance coverage is included in cask worth and covers harm or loss as a consequence of fireplace, explosion, flooding or different trigger.
Holyrood Distillery is a contemporary distillery within the coronary heart of historic Edinburgh. Established in 2019, Holyrood is Edinburgh’s first single malt distillery since 1925. The distillery is conveniently tucked away off the again streets of the town centre and on the outskirts of Holyrood park.
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