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Coordinates: 55°56′36″N 3°10′39″W / 55.9432°N 3.1776°W / 55.9432; -3.1776
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Holyrood Distillery
Region: Lowland
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Coordinates55°56′36″N 3°10′39″W / 55.9432°N 3.1776°W / 55.9432; -3.1776
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
StatusOperational
No. of stills1 wash still
1 spirit still
Capacity53,000 L
Websiteholyrooddistillery.co.uk
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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]

References

  1. ^ Paskin, Becky (16 April 2018). "Build begins on new Holyrood distillery". ScotchWhisky.com. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ Usborne, Simon (14 June 2023). "Fun tastings, fancy tours: how Scottish whisky experiences are evolving". National Geographic. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2021/11/three-new-transport-wheels-unveiled-in-edinburgh/
  4. ^ Gauntlett, Annabelle (22 May 2023). "Edinburgh Gin Distillery and Holyrood Distillery 'delighted' to be named among best in the UK". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Edinburgh scientists work on restoring whisky flavours". BBC. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ^ Gauntlett, Annabelle (22 May 2023). "Edinburgh Gin Distillery and Holyrood Distillery 'delighted' to be named among best in the UK". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ Murphy, Sean (2023-10-06). "The hidden gem Edinburgh distillery that has just released its first ever whisky". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
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