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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A rich and flavour packed expression of Benriach that has been finished in Pedro Ximenez sweet sherr..
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This is Glenmorangie's Sherry cask finished whisky. You could be forgiven for thinking that Lasa..
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Formulated by Matthew Gloag in 1896 this iconic brand has been the biggest selling blended Scotch..
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We are delighted to announce the arrival of our first Single Cask exclusive from the Bruichladdich D..
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Paying tribute to their Orcadian ancestors who valued a strong work ethic and skilled craftmans..
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This expression of Macallan was originally released for the travel retails market but is now becomin..
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A legendary malt that is on many people's most wanted list. The 16 year old is a true classic fr..
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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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Balvenie Doublewood has been matured primarily in ex-Bourbon barrels before a finishing period in Sh..
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The 2018 release of the much sought after Springbank cask strength. This is released in limited..
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The best selling whisky in the world! Johnnie Walker Red Label was launched in 1909 as a whisky suit..
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A sweeter, grapier tasting version of Caol Ila that has been finished in Moscatel wine casks. These ..
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A fine 18 year old Arran that has been exclusively matured in the finest Sherry and Bourbon cas..
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Part of the 1824 collection, the Macallan Select Oak was originally released for the Travel Retail m..
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Known for it's peaty flavour, we were pleasantly surprised with the launch of an unpeated versio..
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A superbly crafted single malt that is the next level up from the equally impressive Balvenie 12 Yea..
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