To celebrate World Whisky Day, Holyrood Distillery we’ve released a limited-edition New Make Spirit inspired by Mexico.
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This New Make takes inspiration from Mexico’s history of rich and smoky distilled spirits as well as crisp refreshing lagers using a unique combination of malts and yeast.
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We’ve used one of our favourite heritage barleys, Golden Promise, for sweet, malty flavours and texture and Vienna malt for a marriage of bready and spicy notes. Our choice of malts also has a historical tie, a nod to how Mexican lager was developed by immigrants from Austria and Germany.
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For yeast, we’ve used a Mexican lager yeast to add the layers of citrus and Distilamax TQ for that classic sharp and bitter taste associated with Tequila and Mezcal.
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Experimenting and playing with flavours is a fundamental part of what we do at Holyrood Distillery. Each of our New Make Spirits showcase different ingredients not commonly seen in modern distilling, including heritage barleys, speciality malts, and a diverse range of yeast strains.
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For tasting notes, our latest World Whisky Day New Make Spirit has notes of sweet sticky toffee and hints of hazelnut on the nose followed by a burst of flavours that evoke dried fruit and sweet toffee cake. This is followed by a long finish that coats the mouth and brings to mind Demerara sugar and a sharp bitter note reminiscent of mezcal. All of this is wrapped
in a layer of warming spice and a texture that is light and creamy.
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