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 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..
€165.00 Ex Tax: €134.15
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An exceptional scotch known for its complexity and honeyed richness. This expression was finish..
€105.00 Ex Tax: €85.37
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
70cl
Aberlour's Casg Annamh, named after the Gaelic for 'rare cask', is triple matured in Eur..
€76.00 Ex Tax: €61.79
70 cl
A very pleasant and medium-light bodied single malt that is great for just about any occasion. The 1..
€47.99 Ex Tax: €39.02
70cl
A wonderfully smoky single malt from Islay. This is one of the smokiest standard expression single m..
€74.00 Ex Tax: €60.16
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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
Pronounced Oog-a-dal, the name literally means 'dark and mysterious' and is also the name of..
€99.00 Ex Tax: €80.49
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70cl
This wee lad promises to be Ardbeg's smokiest release yet! This five years old single ..
€68.50 Ex Tax: €55.69
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70cl
An incredible addition to the distillery's core range. Aged initially in American white oak ex-b..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04
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
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A 100% bourbon barrel aged expression of Arran. This bottling really lets the malty distillery chara..
€43.50 Ex Tax: €35.37
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