Bidding is set to close on Sunday (13 December) on a series of special series of casks from Edinburgh’s first single malt distillery for almost 100 years.
Holyrood Distillery is recreating historic single malt whiskies based on those produced during Edinburgh’s distilling past and these are available on Whisky Hammer in its first dedicated online cask auction.
The auction went live on 4 December with bids starting at £3,000.
The distillery has adopted the whisky making styles used by Edinburgh distilleries in the 1800s and early 1900s. It is filling only 30 casks, which will be distilled barley varieties during that period.
Winning bidders will be able to select the historic barley variety they prefer and choose the wood to age the whisky in. The casks will be filled with spirit in early 2021 and left to mature.
Holyrood Distillery started distilling in September 2019 in a 80-year-old building in St. Leonard’s Lane, which has been renovated to produce gin, liqueurs and whisky.
David Robertson, co-founder of Holyrood Distillery, said: “We’ve taken a contemporary, flavour-led approach to our spirits, so recreating these historic whisky styles has been a fascinating process for us."
Whisky Hammer has auctioned many rare and collectible whiskies - both bottles and casks - since its launch in 2016. But this partnership with Holyrood Distillery marks Whisky Hammer’s first dedicated cask auction, and shows the growing interest in this area among whisky lovers and investors.
Whisky Hammer recently re-located to a new facility in Aberdeenshire, which is also home to a sister business, Still Spirit – a whisky shop and tasting room.
Daniel Milne, managing director of Whisky Hammer, added: “Since the Holyrood Distillery cask auction went live on Friday, we’ve had great interest with a number of bids arriving from across the world.
"Purchasing whisky by the cask is continuing to grow in popularity, and we feel this is offering is further enhanced given Holyrood’s innovative recreation of historic Edinburgh heritage whiskies."
