Holyrood Distillery Explained
Holyrood Distillery |
Type: | Lowland |
Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
Status: | Operational |
Stills: | 1 wash still 1 spirit still |
Capacity: | 53,000 L |
Misc Heading: | Map |
Holyrood Distillery is a distillery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It opened in 2019 as the first new distillery in the city in nearly one hundred years. The distillery building was once the Goods building of St Leonards Goods station.[1] [2] [3]
The company produces Scotch whisky and gin.[4] Whisky production has experimented with heirloom varieties of barley.[5]
In May 2023, was voted the fourth best gin distillerie in the UK by the South Western Railway.[6]
In October 2023, Holyrood Distillery released its first single malt whisky.[7] The distillery's second single malt whisky and its first whisky with smoky notes followed in 2024.[8]
Notes and References
- News: Paskin . Becky . Build begins on new Holyrood distillery . 15 June 2023 . ScotchWhisky.com . 16 April 2018.
- News: Usborne . Simon . Fun tastings, fancy tours: how Scottish whisky experiences are evolving . https://web.archive.org/web/20230615124819/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/scottish-whisky-tours-are-evolving . dead . June 15, 2023 . 15 June 2023 . National Geographic . 14 June 2023.
- https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2021/11/three-new-transport-wheels-unveiled-in-edinburgh/
- News: Gauntlett . Annabelle . Edinburgh Gin Distillery and Holyrood Distillery 'delighted' to be named among best in the UK . 15 June 2023 . Edinburgh News . 22 May 2023.
- News: Edinburgh scientists work on restoring whisky flavours . 15 June 2023 . BBC . 1 January 2023.
- News: Gauntlett . Annabelle . 22 May 2023 . Edinburgh Gin Distillery and Holyrood Distillery 'delighted' to be named among best in the UK . Edinburgh News . 14 October 2023.
- Web site: Murphy . Sean . 2023-10-06 . The hidden gem Edinburgh distillery that has just released its first ever whisky . 2023-10-14 . Edinburgh Live . en.
- Web site: 2024-04-22 . Holyrood Embra enthüllt: Destillerie präsentiert zweiten Single Malt Whisky • CaptainScotch.de . 2024-04-22 . CaptainScotch.de . de-DE.