Holyrood Distillery

Holyrood is an exciting new distillery right in the heart of Edinburgh. Inspired by the city itself, the founders wanted to create a distillery that would capture the essence of modern-day Edinburgh. Auld Reekie is a particular inspiration for the distillery and is represented in their two peated expressions. Opened in 2019, Holyrood is the first legal distillery to open in the city in nearly a century. Edinburgh’s rich history of whisky making has been revived by this fabulous new distillery in the centre of the city.

Made by Edinburgh

The Holyrood Distillery 2022 Cask Programme

Lightly Peated

£3,500
Aged in a lightly toasted port wood, the lightly peated cask makes for a beautiful subtly smoked malt. The cask is filled with a combination of heavy peated malt and Rauch malt to create the smoky flavours, and East Lothian malt and Caramalt to add a sweeter note to the spirit. Edinburgh Ale yeast is used to create refreshing citrus flavours in the expression which wonderfully balance the more powerful smoky notes. The single malt will then spend ten years maturing in a 225 litre lightly toasted first fill port barrique.

Heavily Peated

£5,000
The heavily peated expression is a true smoke bomb. It is made from 50% Islay peated malt, 38% Maris Otter, and 12% Amber malt which adds some sweetness to the smoke from the Islay malt. Some beer yeast is added to draw in citrus flavours, as well as Kviek yeast which is used in Norwegian Ales. The expression is then poured into a 250 litre Spanish sherry hogshead of your choice – either first fill Pedro Ximenez sherry or first fill Cream sherry – before a ten-year maturation.

How the Cask Programme Works

Holyrood distillery’s fabulous cask programmes allow you to make your own mark on Scotland’s illustrious whisky making history.

Cask programmes can make for excellent investment opportunities. If you decide to sell on the whisky from your cask, you could be making yourself quite the profit! Alternatively, you could pitch in on a cask with a group of friends or fellow whisky enthusiasts. Even if you don’t decide to sell on the whisky from your cask, you have a whisky of your very own to enjoy with family and friends.

If you decide to invest in a cask from Holyrood, you can visit your cask and sample its spirit on its first, third, and tenth birthday. This way, you can keep an eye on your dram and see for yourself the way an expression can change throughout its maturation.

If you are keen to find out more, you can check out Holyrood’s website here and read all about their cask programmes. If their cask programmes sound right up your street, you can register your interest via our form below.

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FAQs

How many bottles will I get from my cask?
This number will fluctuate depending on the type of cask that you choose, however your cask will yield approximately 300 70cl bottles.

How much does it cost to bottle whisky from my cask?
It would cost around £35.60 per bottle. This means that for 300 bottles, it will cost £10,680. These costs will only be incurred if you choose to sell the bottles from your cask.

Can I mature my cask for longer than ten years?
You can mature your cask for longer than ten years if you wish for an additional small annual fee.

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Small Print

Your insurance is covered in the price of the cask. This will cover damage to your cask due to flooding, fire, or other disaster-related causes.

The purchase price does not include the price of bottling, labelling, duty, tax, and VAT costs, which will be due to be paid at the time of bottling. These prices will not be applied if you choose to sell your cask.

“Holyrood reserves the right of first refusal, should you wish to sell your cask. This enables Holyrood to purchase the cask back into Holyrood stock, before a third party has the opportunity to do so.” – Holyrood Distillery