Ambir is Holyrood’s DNA whisky. With a focus on the four key malts in their spirit, Chocolate malt, Vienna malt, Crystal 240 and Caramalt, it drinks mellow, slightly sweet and creamy.
Nose: Caramel, creamy fudge, Demerara sugar, Scottish tablet
Palate: Red fruits, vanilla and cornflakes
Finish: Biscuit velvet texture, mouth watering, hint of savoury at the end
Holyrood is a distillery that has been experimenting from day one, with grains, with yeast, with casks. Just about anything that can be tweaked or altered whilst still being scotch. That being said, when it comes to the Edinburgh distillery’s core releases, they have well and truly knocked it out of the park.
Founded in 2019 in the old town part of Edinburgh, they have just been awarded 2025 Distillery of the Year at the World Whisky Awards.
