Scottish Whisky
Scotland is renowned both for its single malt and its blended whiskies.
A single malt whisky is a product of a single distillery made using a local source of water and malted barley, aged for at least 3 years in oak barrels, and of an alcoholic strength of at least 40% vol. The great strength of Scottish single malts is that it often reflects perfectly its environment. For example, Islay and island malts often bear the briny imprint of maturation in warehouses close to cold northern seas, whereas the softness and smoothness of lowland malts reflect the gentler climate of southern Scotland.
Blended Scotch is a product of blending malts and grain whisky from different distilleries. The aim is generally to produce a smooth, easy to enjoy whisky for both drinking and in some cases mixing.
The production of Scotch whisky can be broken down into seven key stages commonly known as the “seven steps to heaven” – Malting(converting starch into sugar), Kilning( stopping the conversion), Milling(grinding the barley), Mashing(extracting the sugar from the barley), Fermentation(turning the sugar into alcohol), Distillation(turning the alcohol into high proof spirit), Maturation(turning the spirit into whisky). If the kilning is done using a peat fire, the whisky will have a smokey/peaty flavour. If maturation takes place in a barrel formerly used to mature Bourbon, the whisky will have flavours of caramel, toffee and vanilla. If the spirit is matured in former Sherry barrels it will have flavours of rich fruits such as raisins, dates and sultanas.
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Introducing the first installment of the Signature Series by Arran Distillery! This b..
€93.00 Ex Tax: €75.61
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Balvenie Doublewood has been matured primarily in ex-Bourbon barrels before a finishing period in Sh..
€90.00 Ex Tax: €73.17
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A simply beautiful expression of Balvenie, the 21 Year Old is their top bottling in the core range. ..
€340.00 Ex Tax: €276.42
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Originally a Travel Retail exclusive, this 10 year old single malt was fully matured i..
€78.00 Ex Tax: €63.41
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This is the core bottling of the Bowmore range and consistently offers impressive quality at an affo..
€56.00 Ex Tax: €45.53
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The 15 Year Old is Bowmore's heavily sherried whisky and has seen a period of finishing in ..
€95.00 Ex Tax: €77.24
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A highly rated expression from Bowmore that has been matured in a combination of Pedro Ximenez and O..
€135.00 Ex Tax: €109.76
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Introducing this special release from the always popular Bruichladdich. Black Art 11 has been create..
€485.00 Ex Tax: €394.31
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The 18 year old Cardhu is extremely well balanced and smooth expression with flavours of creme caram..
€120.00 Ex Tax: €97.56
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Chivas Brother are an old company who can trace their roots back to 1801 when the company were based..
€48.00 Ex Tax: €39.02
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A highly rated 17 year old from this very under rated distillery. The distillery has some traditiona..
€145.00 Ex Tax: €117.89
70cl
Almost like liquidised Christmas cake, Dalmore 12 Year Old packs in plenty of flavour but never seem..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04
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70cl
An elegant 12 year old Single Malt release from The Dalmore finished in three different st..
€96.00 Ex Tax: €78.05
70cl
Matured in a range of different sherry cask types after an initial 12 years of maturation in Bourbon..
€136.00 Ex Tax: €110.57
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70cl
The Dalmore’s signature expression and the pinnacle of the Principle Collection. Matured in Am..
€850.00 Ex Tax: €691.06
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Expect plenty of Port wood spice and a viscous mouthfeel with rich red fruits. This expression ..
€105.00 Ex Tax: €85.37