Holyrood Distillery

We will be at ProWein in Düsseldorf from the 16th-18th March. We'll be joining a range of other Scottish companies to represent the spirits industry of Scotland on a global stage!

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Burns Night Cocktail Recipes from Holyrood Distillery Burns Night, celebrated on 25 January, is a perfect occasion to raise a glass to Scotland's beloved bard, Robert Burns. Here are three delightful cocktails from Holyrood Distillery to elevate your Burns Night celebration in 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/evdDR3UD Holyrood Distillery Elsie Cinnamond

We don't say ‘cask finished’, we don’t say ‘double matured'. We say re-rack. Re-Racked Series #1, available now. We’ve always been proud of our experimental and flavour-first approach to creating whisky. Our upcoming release is no different. Re-Rack #1 celebrates the best of tradition with a bit of Holyrood edge. This whisky started maturation in a first-fill bourbon cask and ended in a rum barrique. Limited to 227 bottles, this series has allowed our team to be creative with maturation to push the boundaries of flavour innovation. “We’re kicking 2025 off with a belter of a whisky [...] Quite often we’re known for experimenting with yeasts in our single malts but this series is all about the cask. We’ve cut the flowery language, we’re not talking about finishing or double maturation, we’re simply moving the liquid to a second cask, or re-racking, to bring in different characteristics and amp up that flavour.” - Calum Rae, Distillery Manager. Re-Racked Series #1 has arrived. #HolyroodWhisky #ReRackSeries #ScotchWhisky #EdinburghDistillery #CraftWhisky #WhiskyRelease

The final month of 2024 was non-stop for Team HD 🥃

Maris Otter... in whisky?! A big yes from us and a big yes from our friends at Holyrood Distillery 🥃🌾😍 “We really love Maris Otter because it’s got this really strong biscuity note that you don’t see as much in standard distilling malt,” he says. “Our distillery profile is really fruit forward, so by using Maris Otter we can offset that. It’s a great balance.” Texturally, it makes a difference too. “It’s got a really rich body, and it’s got a little bit more thickness to it,” he says. “It’s really pleasant.” - Calum Rae, Holyrood Distillery Learn more about Maris Otter in distilling in our latest blog 👇 https://hubs.ly/Q02_Vt-x0

Our November Holyrood in the News has everything from desert island drams to gift guides.

Last week at the World Whiskies Awards Scotland, we were honoured to be named 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿, Icons of Whisky. This recognition is a testament to the team at Holyrood and their passion, innovation, and desire to push the boundaries of whisky making - all of which lay at the heart of all we do. Our company motto of 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯, 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵 is the backbone of everything we produce and having that recognised is a wonderful achievement. We’re also thrilled to share that our two single malt releases from this year, Ambir and Embra, were awarded 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 in their categories. Ambir won in the “𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀” category and Embra took the gold for “𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀”. These awards celebrate the dedication of our talented team across the entire company, from the distillers to the warehouse team to the Brand Home team, we couldn’t have done it without them all. Winning Distiller of the Year and earning Gold for two of our whiskies inspires us to continue crafting exceptional spirits that honour tradition and embrace the future.

A very helpful learning journey to Seoul skillfully well organised by Scottish Development International - thank you!