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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70cl
A full and flavoursome release from Islay's Kilchoman! This single cask has been finished i..
€95.00 Ex Tax: €77.24
New In
75cl
An incredibly elegant and fruitful whisky that initially spent 18 years in a combination of ref..
€190.00 Ex Tax: €154.47
70cl
Part of Aberfeldy's core range, the 21 Year Old sets a high benchmark for other 21 Year Old Scot..
€188.50 Ex Tax: €153.25
70cl
The name Forest Reserve makes reference to the distilleries attempts at conserving forestr..
€47.00 Ex Tax: €38.21
70cl
Aged in both traditional oak casks and sherry casks. This is a buttery and mouth-filling whisky with..
€62.00 Ex Tax: €50.41
70cl
Here we have a 12 Year Old Highland single malt Scotch which advertises the fact that it avoids chil..
€68.90 Ex Tax: €56.02
70 cl
This 16 year old Aberlour has been matured initially in traditional first fill ex-bourbon casks and ..
€93.50 Ex Tax: €76.02
70cl
A rich and spicy single malt that has been drawn from a hefty proportion of sherry casks. Very well ..
€115.00 Ex Tax: €93.50
New In
70cl
Aged, as you would expect, in three different cask types. Namely ex-bourbon barrels, ex-bourbon hogs..
€72.00 Ex Tax: €58.54
New In
70cl
The first new addition to Ardbeg's range in over a decade! A more approachable side to Ardbeg si..
€95.70 Ex Tax: €77.80
70cl
The Corryvreckan is a smoky and medicinal tasting malt that takes its name from a tidal whirlpool to..
€115.00 Ex Tax: €93.50
70cl
The core expression in the Arran range and an incredibly popular single malt. Like all other Arran w..
€50.00 Ex Tax: €40.65
New In
70cl
A 100% bourbon barrel aged expression of Arran. This bottling really lets the malty distillery chara..
€43.50 Ex Tax: €35.37
70cl
A fruity and powerful expression of Arran single malt that has been finished in the finest Port wine..
€56.99 Ex Tax: €46.33
70cl
A 2019 Re-release of the Arran Quarter Cask, this has been matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels ..
€61.00 Ex Tax: €49.59
70cl
Sauternes is a famous sweet wine from the Bordeaux region of France that is widely considered to be ..
€56.99 Ex Tax: €46.33
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