Holyrood Brewers Series NM02, Crystal Malt

Established in 2019, Holyrood is Edinburgh’s first single malt distillery in almost a century, a fact of which they are immensely proud. Their founders had a vision to create a new kind of distillery, one that would reflect the dynamism and diversity of present-day Edinburgh. Marrying craft traditions with bold new approaches to flavour, They are dedicated to delivering something that is worthy of Scotland’s capital city.

This progressive thinking continues to resonate in contemporary Edinburgh — through the world beating arts festivals and the pioneering tech start-ups that today call Auld Reekie home. And it’s this blend of old and new, heritage and innovation that has inspired them to create something special.

So What's Next? Inspired by an old local ale recipe, this one dials up the spirit sweetness with crystal malt, so they aren't solely relying on the wood to do the work during maturation.

Maltster: Crisp
Malt 1: Pot still distiller's malt 90%
Malt 2: Crystal malt 10%
Yeast: Distiller's yeast: M Strain OG: 1.0591 FG: 0.998 Wash abv: 8.07%
Fermentation time: 117.6 hours
On spirit: 75.00% Off Spirit: 62.50%