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..
€74.99 Ex Tax: €60.97
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Formulated by Matthew Gloag in 1896 this iconic brand has been the biggest selling blended Scotch..
€28.99 Ex Tax: €23.57
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This is Glenmorangie's Sherry cask finished whisky. You could be forgiven for thinking that Lasa..
€59.99 Ex Tax: €48.77
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The classic Macallan of old. Unfortunately these days it is getting harder to source Macallan that h..
€92.95 Ex Tax: €75.57
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As part of Macallan's 1824 series this carries no age statement but has been solely matured in Sh..
€100.00 Ex Tax: €81.30
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This expression of Macallan was originally released for the travel retails market but is now becomin..
€285.00 Ex Tax: €231.71
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A sweeter, grapier tasting version of Caol Ila that has been finished in Moscatel wine casks. These ..
€81.99 Ex Tax: €66.66
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Known for it's peaty flavour, we were pleasantly surprised with the launch of an unpeated versio..
€109.00 Ex Tax: €88.62
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Part of the 1824 collection, the Macallan Select Oak was originally released for the Travel Retail m..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04
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Having been aged in both American oak and Sherry casks, the Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask has not..
€73.00 Ex Tax: €59.35
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A big and bold single malt that is designed to be partnered with a cigar of a similar character. Thi..
€117.99 Ex Tax: €95.93
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An initial period of 14 years ageing in American oak casks is followed by a further 4 years in old 3..
€131.99 Ex Tax: €107.31
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A superbly crafted single malt that is the next level up from the equally impressive Balvenie 12 Yea..
€162.50 Ex Tax: €132.11
70 cl
The core release in the Glenmorangie range is this their 10 year old 'Original'. Since rebra..
€50.99 Ex Tax: €41.46
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Chivas Brother are an old company who can trace their roots back to 1801 when the company were based..
€41.99 Ex Tax: €34.14
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The 14 year old expression is the core bottling from Oban distillery and was an original member of D..
€71.00 Ex Tax: €57.72
