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 limited edition Aberfeldy that was released in 2021. For this bottling some special red wine casks..
€162.00 Ex Tax: €131.71
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The name Forest Reserve makes reference to the distilleries attempts at conserving forestr..
€47.00 Ex Tax: €38.21
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A different expression to the much loved A'bunadh Sherry matured releases. The Alba bottling is ..
€120.00 Ex Tax: €97.56
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A wonderfully smoky single malt from Islay. This is one of the smokiest standard expression single m..
€75.00 Ex Tax: €60.98
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A rather rare bottle of Ardbeg that's bound to cause a discussion! Ardbeg 8 Years Old is a big, ..
€195.00 Ex Tax: €158.54
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The first new addition to Ardbeg's range in over a decade! A more approachable side to Ardbeg si..
€90.00 Ex Tax: €73.17
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The Corryvreckan is a smoky and medicinal tasting malt that takes its name from a tidal whirlpool to..
€120.00 Ex Tax: €97.56
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Pronounced Oog-a-dal, the name literally means 'dark and mysterious' and is also the name of..
€105.00 Ex Tax: €85.37
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An incredible addition to the distillery's core range. Aged initially in American white oak ex-b..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04
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The core expression in the Arran range and an incredibly popular single malt. Like all other Arran w..
€50.00 Ex Tax: €40.65
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A 100% bourbon barrel aged expression of Arran. This bottling really lets the malty distillery chara..
€45.00 Ex Tax: €36.59
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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
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Distilled and matured in Lochranza, this Arran Single Malt has been matured exclusively in sherry ho..
€64.00 Ex Tax: €52.03
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This is a significant release of Benriach. It is the first core release made from whisky distilled a..
€61.50 Ex Tax: €50.00
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A small batch seasonal release from Speysider's BenRiach! While smoky whiskies are not tradition..
€86.00 Ex Tax: €69.92
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The flagship release in the revamped core range of Benriach single malt whiskeys. This release is ma..
€72.50 Ex Tax: €58.94
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