Something new is brewing in Edinburgh’s Old Town: founded in 2019, Holyrood Distillery is bringing single-malt production back to Scotland’s hilly capital after more than 100 years. Inspired, but not dictated by the past, Holyrood combines traditional craftsmanship with bold, new ideas for flavour – a promising combination that has already been recognised with the award for “Icons of Whisky Scotland – Craft Producer of the Year 2022”.<\/p>\n
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Holyrood is exploring new horizons in whisky production by experimenting with malt varieties, fermentation and special casks – inspired by Edinburgh’s rich brewing heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Embra is Holyrood’s second release. The single malt will appeal to \u201cpeatheads\u201d \u2013 and it is also the answer for everyone who has not yet drunk peat whiskey.
\nIt does capture the classic, strong smoke flavors and textures. Balanced with chocolate, cookies and light fruits, it is particularly accessible to new whiskey drinkers.
\nEmbra was distilled from 56 percent peat malt and matured three times in a combination of first fill bourbon barrels, Islay quarter casks and New American oak barrels.
\nNamed after a slang term for Edinburgh, Embra features an illustrative design inspired by images of Saint Leonard. Because: Holyrood is not just on St. Leonard’s Lane in Edinburgh’s Southside. St. Leonard was also the patron saint of barrel makers.<\/p>\n
Tasting Notes:<\/strong>
\nNose:<\/strong> Lemon peel, horse chestnut, with hints of peppermint and light hickory smoke.
\nPalate: Wafer cookies, dark chocolate mousse and notes of earthy Highland peat smoke.
\nAftertaste:<\/strong> Pear compote with a round, clean finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":160967,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2506,10302,8336,2204,2276,2170],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-160577","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-lowlands-en","product_cat-monthlyoffers","product_cat-offers","product_cat-scotland-en","product_cat-single-malt-en","product_cat-whisky-en","pa_bottling_date-keine-angabe-en-2","pa_cask_type-new-american-oak-cask-en","pa_country-schottland-en-2","pa_destillation_age-keine-angabe-en-2","pa_destillation_date-keine-angabe-en-2","pa_region-lowlands-en","pa_whisky_bottler-destillen-original-abfuellung-en","pa_whisky_bottler_series-keine-angabe-en-2","first","instock","sale","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n