WHISKY lovers will have the chance to get their hands on re-imaginings of historic casks when they go under the hammer later this week.
Holyrood Distillery has announced it will be using traditional techniques dating from the 1800s to produce 30 bespoke casks for winning bidders.
The whisky maker is putting recreations of its historic single malt whiskies up for sale in their first dedicated cask auction, which closes on 13 December.
Bids for the rare casks begin at £3,000 with bidders given the chance to customise their tipple.
Each winning bidder will be able to select the historic barley variety they prefer and choose the wood to age the whisky in: American oak Oloroso, Sherry Hogsheads or Spanish oak Pedro Ximenez Sherry Hogsheads.
The casks will be filled with spirit in early 2021 and left to mature into “exquisite” single malt Scotch whisky.
David Robertson, co-founder of Holyrood Distillery, said:“It’s great to see the interest in these unique casks. At Holyrood Distillery, we’ve taken a contemporary, flavour-led approach to our spirits, so recreating these historic whisky styles has been a fascinating process for us.
“I know the lucky winners will enjoy continuing this journey with us as they watch their whisky develop and mature.”
Holyrood Distillery started distilling in September 2019 in Edinburgh’s city centre in an 180-year-old building which has been specially renovated to produce gin, liqueurs and whisky.
Daniel Milne, managing director of Whisky Hammer, said: “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 further enhanced given Holyrood’s innovative recreation of historic Edinburgh heritage whiskies.
“We’re honoured to partner with Holyrood Distillery to offer these casks exclusively to our customers and would urge anyone interested in participating in the auction not to miss out on this fantastic opportunity.”
