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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Hazelburn is Springbank Distillery's unpeated and triple distilled single malt. It is a revival ..
€89.00 Ex Tax: €72.36
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The much-anticipated 2022 release of Hazelburn 15yo Sherry Wood is here. A superb single malt that h..
€95.00 Ex Tax: €77.24
New In
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An impressive release from Hazelburn and one that is always in high demand! It has matured..
€285.00 Ex Tax: €231.71
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Released as part of a trio of Travel Retail market bottlings in 2018, the Highland Park 14 Year Old ..
€90.00 Ex Tax: €73.17
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Initially released for the travel retail market along with two other whiskies. This whisky was matur..
€133.00 Ex Tax: €108.13
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Thought by many as one of the finest single malts available. This is a rich and full flavoured whisk..
€195.00 Ex Tax: €158.54
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A distinctively rich and full-bodied whiskey made from a fusion of 3 contrasting cask types - s..
€285.00 Ex Tax: €231.71
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A stunning release in the Single Cask series by the award-winning Highland Park. This 12 year o..
€115.00 Ex Tax: €93.50
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Jura whisky is quite unique and totally different to its neighbours on Islay. This 10 year old is th..
€55.00 Ex Tax: €44.72
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Aged in bourbon casks and then finished in Oloroso sherry, this 12 year old single malt is a great i..
€72.95 Ex Tax: €59.31
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This 19 year old single malt is from the Isle of Jura range of whiskies. After 19 years maturat..
€110.00 Ex Tax: €89.43
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Elixir means magical and/or medicinal, and if you ask us this expression has been correctl..
€65.95 Ex Tax: €53.62
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Prophecy is Jura's peatier and older expression. Here some rare old casks have been selected tha..
€89.99 Ex Tax: €73.16
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A fine blended malt that contains whisky from some of Diageo's top distilleries such as Talisker..
€72.00 Ex Tax: €58.54
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Johnnie Walker A Song of Fire has been inspired by the dragons of House Targaryen and the fire that ..
€54.00 Ex Tax: €43.90
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Inspired by the North in the Game of Thrones series which is renowned for its cold winters and icy l..
€54.00 Ex Tax: €43.90
