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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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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In the concluding third volume of the Arran Smugglers’ Series, this final bottling titled..
€150.00 Ex Tax: €121.95
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A delicate and light version of Auchentoshan's triple distilled malt. One of the most popular wh..
€56.00 Ex Tax: €45.53
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A superb 18 year old from Auchentoshan distillery. This has been entirely aged in ex-bourbon barrels..
€109.00 Ex Tax: €88.62
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Described by Jim Murray as 'One of the finest Lowland whiskies of our time' in the 2010 Whis..
€152.48 Ex Tax: €123.97
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A superbly light and delicate single malt. Aged entirely in ex-Bourbon American oak barrels. This is..
€46.00 Ex Tax: €37.40
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This is one to go for if you really like sherry cask matured whiskies. The Three Wood has been prima..
€72.00 Ex Tax: €58.54
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An iconic speyside whisky that for more than 100 years was only savoured by those who knew to a..
€68.00 Ex Tax: €55.28
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Named after the hills to the north of the distillery and part of Dewar's The Last Great Malts ra..
€77.00 Ex Tax: €62.60
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Master at the Scotch Whisky Masters 2023! A supple, refined and unpeated Aultmore with delicious fru..
€142.50 Ex Tax: €115.85
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An exciting first release of the Balvenie Stories series. This special bottle is insp..
€86.00 Ex Tax: €69.92
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A wonderful whisky which is a personal favourite, think toffee popcorn, stewed apples, brown sugar, ..
€125.00 Ex Tax: €101.63
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Aged in a great combination of fresh bourbon, refill bourbon and sherry casks. Peated Balvenie is on..
€105.00 Ex Tax: €85.37
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Aged in three types of barrel to give a well-rounded and full flavoured whisky. First-fill and refil..
€140.00 Ex Tax: €113.82
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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: €132.12