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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Entirely matured in ex-Bourbon barrels which are made up of a combination of 1st fill and 2nd fill t..
€51.79 Ex Tax: €42.11
70cl
The third and final instalment of The Devils Casks range from Bowmore. This is a BIG whisky with a l..
€260.00 Ex Tax: €211.38
70cl
The first release of four whiskies in this limited edition series, the Bowmore Vaults Edition 1 Atla..
€100.00 Ex Tax: €81.30
70cl
Limited to 3000 bottles. This whisky is the sixteenth release in the series to come from the cl..
€1,430.00 Ex Tax: €1,162.60
70cl
The 4th release of the highly sought after Black Arts series of Bruichladdich. This is matured for 2..
€435.00 Ex Tax: €353.66
70cl
We are delighted to announce the arrival of our first Single Cask exclusive from the Bruichladdich D..
€150.00 Ex Tax: €121.95
70cl
Made entirely from Scottish barley, this is the classic unpeated style of Bruichladdich bottled at 5..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04
70cl
Made from barley harvested in 2006 at the Rockside Farm in Islay, the Bruichladdich Islay Barley 200..
€89.00 Ex Tax: €72.36
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This single malt whisky from Bruichladdich was distilled from barley grown by eight family farms on ..
€95.00 Ex Tax: €77.24
New In
70cl
Octomore 13.1 is A spectacular Islay Scotch that is as youthful and dynamic as its super-heavil..
€180.00 Ex Tax: €146.34
New In
70cl
Distilled from barley grown on Islay, this Islay single malt showcases one singular farm a..
€235.00 Ex Tax: €191.06
New In
70cl
The backbone of the 14th annual Octomore series and one you don't want to miss! This release&nbs..
€176.00 Ex Tax: €143.09
New In
70cl
Octomore 14.3 is a stellar release from the ever-popular Islay distillery, made using malt grow..
€235.00 Ex Tax: €191.06
100cl
Made from Scottish natural barley, colouring free and non-chill filtered to create a truly organic s..
€86.00 Ex Tax: €69.92
70cl
The newest offering of Bruichladdich's Cask Explorer series with a focus on heavily peated scotc..
€170.00 Ex Tax: €138.21
70cl
The 10 Year Old expression to come from Bruichladdich's heavily peated Port Charlotte range. Ric..
€85.00 Ex Tax: €69.11
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