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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Johnnie Walker A Song of Fire has been inspired by the dragons of House Targaryen and the fire that ..
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Inspired by the North in the Game of Thrones series which is renowned for its cold winters and icy l..
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The second release to come from the Johnnie Walker Ghost & Rare series, the Johnnie Walker Blue ..
€350.00 Ex Tax: €284.56
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A super-smooth blended Scotch that contains a good chunk of Clynelish malt whisky at its heart. ..
€74.99 Ex Tax: €60.97
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A limited edition Johnnie Walker for all the Game of Thrones fans! Single malts like Cardhu and..
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The 12th edition of Kilchoman 100% Islay is here at last! Made from 100% Scottish barley from t..
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Introducing Kilchoman's oldest global release to date! This stellar single malt whiskey was made..
€215.00 Ex Tax: €174.80
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A superb expression of Kilchoman Single Malt, aged for 8 years in a combination of Bourbon barrels a..
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The 2010 vintage is a vatting of 42 fresh bourbon barrels and 3 oloroso sherry butts filled in 2010 ..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04
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Here we have the ninth release of Kilchoman 100% Islay. This have been bottled in 2019 using barley ..
€78.00 Ex Tax: €63.42
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A rather stunning limited edition release of just 478 bottles from Kilchoman. This scotch was d..
€97.00 Ex Tax: €78.86
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An exclusive bottling for Feis Ile 2019. This is limited to a mere 939 bottles. Produced from a vatt..
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A special release from Kilchoman that uses rarely seen (for whisky) Fino Sherry casks. Fino Sherry i..
€78.00 Ex Tax: €63.41
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This is a limited release from Kilchoman of just 12,000 bottles. The Kilchoman Islay 11th Editi..
€79.00 Ex Tax: €64.23
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The 2019 release of the limited edition Kilchoman Loch Gorm series. This single malt that ..
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A limited release of just 17,000 bottles this release from Kilchoman has been aged for at least 9 ye..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04