Holyrood distillery

{{Short description|Distillery in Edinburgh, Scotland}}

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| capacity =53,000 L

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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 shed building of St Leonards railway station.{{cite news |last1=Paskin |first1=Becky |title=Build begins on new Holyrood distillery |url=https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/18559/build-begins-on-new-holyrood-distillery/ |access-date=15 June 2023 |agency=ScotchWhisky.com |date=16 April 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Usborne |first1=Simon |title=Fun tastings, fancy tours: how Scottish whisky experiences are evolving |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/scottish-whisky-tours-are-evolving |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615124819/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/scottish-whisky-tours-are-evolving |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023 |agency=National Geographic |date=14 June 2023}}https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2021/11/three-new-transport-wheels-unveiled-in-edinburgh/

The company produces Scotch whisky and gin.{{cite news |last1=Gauntlett |first1=Annabelle |title=Edinburgh Gin Distillery and Holyrood Distillery 'delighted' to be named among best in the UK |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-gin-distillery-and-holyrood-distillery-delighted-to-be-named-among-best-in-the-uk-4152653 |access-date=15 June 2023 |agency=Edinburgh News |date=22 May 2023}} Whisky production has experimented with heirloom varieties of barley.{{cite news |title=Edinburgh scientists work on restoring whisky flavours |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-64082431 |access-date=15 June 2023 |agency=BBC |date=1 January 2023}}

In May 2023, was voted the fourth best gin distillery in the UK by the South Western Railway.{{Cite news |last=Gauntlett |first=Annabelle |date=22 May 2023 |title=Edinburgh Gin Distillery and Holyrood Distillery 'delighted' to be named among best in the UK |work=Edinburgh News |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-gin-distillery-and-holyrood-distillery-delighted-to-be-named-among-best-in-the-uk-4152653 |access-date=14 October 2023}}

In October 2023, Holyrood Distillery released its first single malt whisky.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Sean |date=2023-10-06 |title=The hidden gem Edinburgh distillery that has just released its first ever whisky |url=https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edinburgh/hidden-gem-edinburgh-distillery-just-27860670 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Edinburgh Live |language=en}} The distillery's second single malt whisky and its first whisky with smoky notes followed in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=Holyrood Embra enthüllt: Destillerie präsentiert zweiten Single Malt Whisky • CaptainScotch.de |url=https://captainscotch.de/news/holyrood-embra-release-launch/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=CaptainScotch.de |language=de-DE}} A year later, the distillery was honoured as ‘Distiller of the Year’ at the World Whiskies Awards in London and released its next whisky, ‘Pitch’.{{Cite web |last=patrick_buettgen |date=2025-04-24 |title=Holyrood Pitch veröffentlicht: Innovation durch Rotweinhefen |url=https://captainscotch.de/news/holyrood-pitch-launch/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=CaptainScotch.de |language=de}}