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 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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A full flavoured and slightly peaty (smoky) single malt that is very much in the old Highland style...
€50.99 Ex Tax: €41.45
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Arran 12 year old cask strength is a fantastic expression from this relatively young distillery. An ..
€63.99 Ex Tax: €52.03
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The 14 year old Arran replaces the previous 12 year old and it is matured entirely in first fill bou..
€58.00 Ex Tax: €47.16
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A wonderful limited edition by Arran Distillery for 2023. Matured in an even mix of first and seco..
€133.00 Ex Tax: €108.13
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A fine 18 year old Arran that has been exclusively matured in the finest Sherry casks hand-selected ..
€105.00 Ex Tax: €85.37
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The third installment of Arran Distillery's Explorer's series. This 21 year old limited edit..
€146.00 Ex Tax: €118.70
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Here we have a limited release of Arran single malt, matured for 21 years in sherry casks. This is a..
€145.00 Ex Tax: €117.89
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The fourth edition of the Explorers Series from Arran. This bottle depicts Drumadoon Point which is ..
€155.00 Ex Tax: €126.02
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This is one of the members of the cask finish series from Arran.This has been initially matured in s..
€63.00 Ex Tax: €51.22
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Initially matured in 1st fill American bourbon casks before getting a finishing period in American o..
€66.99 Ex Tax: €54.47
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The second release as part of the Arran's Explorers series, this 21 Year Old Single Malt takes i..
€138.00 Ex Tax: €112.19
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This 12 year old Single Malt was released in honour of Master Distiller James MacTaggart.
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€77.00 Ex Tax: €62.60
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A fruity and powerful expression of Arran single malt that has been finished in the finest Port wine..
€63.00 Ex Tax: €51.22
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Launched in October 2021. This special limited edition 15 year-old Arran has been matured in special..
€148.00 Ex Tax: €120.33
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The second in the rare batch series that was launched in October 2021. This follows on from the '..
€148.00 Ex Tax: €120.33
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