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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An award-winning whisky from Speyside. It is matured in 100% Oloroso sherry casks. Rich and com..
€52.00 Ex Tax: €42.28
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70cl
A staff favourite at the Celtic Whiskey Shop. The Glenfarclas 105 is bottled at a jaw-dropping 60% a..
€84.00 Ex Tax: €68.29
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5cl
This 5cl bottle is an excellent introduction to the 'Sherried' style of Glenfarclas. This ha..
€12.00 Ex Tax: €9.76
70cl
An excellent introduction to the 'Sherried' style of Glenfarclas. This has some lovely, juic..
€65.00 Ex Tax: €52.85
70cl
Often rated as the most balanced and richest tasting of the core range of Glenfarclas single malts. ..
€88.50 Ex Tax: €71.95
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5cl
A mini bottle of wonderfully sherried 15-year-old dram from Glenfarclas. Bottled at a lower 46% ABV ..
€15.00 Ex Tax: €12.20
New In
70cl
A special release single Oloroso Sherry cask from the Glenfarclas Family Cask series. This edition w..
€800.00 Ex Tax: €650.41
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70cl
A superb release from the Family Cask series of Glenfarclas Single Malts. This was distilled in 1991..
€765.00 Ex Tax: €621.95
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70cl
A fantastic new addition to the Glenfarclas Family Series! Matured for 16 years in a sherry butt, it..
€205.00 Ex Tax: €166.67
70cl
A superb Sherry cask matured malt that is packed full of sweet, dried fruit flavours with some tangy..
€265.00 Ex Tax: €215.45
70 cl
A light, floral and soft single malt that is one of the benchmark whiskies of the Speyside region, h..
€62.00 Ex Tax: €50.41
70cl
Like other Glengoyne whiskies this is completely unpeated and has a light, delicate character. Lots ..
€64.00 Ex Tax: €52.03
5cl
A 5cl offering of Glengoyne 12 Year Old. Expect wonderful Christmas cake, honey and rich fruit fla..
€10.00 Ex Tax: €8.13
70cl
This is entirely unpeated (unsmoked) with more body and complexity than the 10 year old. Expect flav..
€62.00 Ex Tax: €50.41
70cl
An unpeated malt which has been matured in a combination of bourbon barrels, first fill sherry casks..
€120.00 Ex Tax: €97.56
70cl
The 25 year old is one of the newest releases from Glengoyne and it has had some great reviews. This..
€595.00 Ex Tax: €483.74
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