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 great new addition to the Balvenie portfolio. These releases are a series of single cask whiskies,..
€112.50 Ex Tax: €91.46
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This is a special release of BenRiach which celebrates 10 years of distilling under the new ownershi..
€99.99 Ex Tax: €81.29
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This is a significant release of Benriach. It is the first core release made from whisky distilled a..
€63.50 Ex Tax: €51.63
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One of our favourite affordable whiskies. This is a great choice if you like peated Islay whiskies b..
€68.50 Ex Tax: €55.69
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A rich and flavour packed expression of Benriach that has been finished in Pedro Ximenez sweet sherr..
€75.00 Ex Tax: €60.98
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Uniquely named Septendecim which we reckon is made up latin, but intended to mean 17. Answers on a p..
€74.99 Ex Tax: €60.97
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Distilled from heavily peated malt and aged in traditional ex-Bourbon barrels before a finishing per..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04
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A superb 21 year old expression of Benriach. This was initially matured in refill American oak barre..
€115.00 Ex Tax: €93.50
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A limited release from Benriach that has been matured in American oak casks and then finished in Ped..
€155.00 Ex Tax: €126.01
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Initially matured in American Bourbon barrels, this Speyside single malt was additionally finis..
€165.00 Ex Tax: €134.15
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The BenRiach Dunder derives its name from Rum production. The residue cane juice left in the st..
€150.00 Ex Tax: €121.95
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This is the new benchmark expression of Benriach 25 Year Old. Aged in a perfect mix of ex-Sherry, Bo..
€221.99 Ex Tax: €180.48
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A superb, smoky and complex version of Benriach which is part of their heavily peated series of sing..
€238.99 Ex Tax: €194.30
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The new BenRiach 30 Year Old Authenticus has been brought out to replace the 25 Year Old and it does..
€700.00 Ex Tax: €569.11
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A rich and full bodied single malt from BenRiach. This has no smokiness, just lots of sweet fruit, c..
€586.99 Ex Tax: €477.23
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A small batch seasonal release from Speysider's BenRiach! While smoky whiskies are not tradition..
€88.00 Ex Tax: €71.54
