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 spicy and complex limited edition expression from Glenallachie, quite different to their sher..
€120.00 Ex Tax: €97.56
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If you're looking for a limited edition scotch with a wonderful mix of fruit, spice, ..
€115.00 Ex Tax: €93.50
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Introducing batch four of one of GlenAllachie's oldest core range expressions. Made fro..
€315.00 Ex Tax: €256.10
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Released in November 2020 as a great new addition to the Glenallachie range. This has been carefully..
€250.00 Ex Tax: €203.25
70cl
One of four GlenAllachie whiskies that have been released in July 2018. The 25 Year Old has been mat..
€244.95 Ex Tax: €199.15
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An exciting release in the form of batch 3 of Glenallachie's 30 year old. Bottled at cask streng..
€600.00 Ex Tax: €487.80
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A first edition release of 30 year old single malt from the revived GlenAllachie Distillery. This li..
€479.00 Ex Tax: €389.43
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Introducing the final release of a very special limited edition trilogy to mark the 50th anniversary..
€99.50 Ex Tax: €80.89
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Another exciting release from the ever-popular GlenAllachie for you to enjoy. This release from the&..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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A stellar release from the Glenallachie Wine Series. This single malt underwent a seconda..
€50.00 Ex Tax: €40.65
70cl
After sampling a vast range of casks from the GlenAllachie warehouse, which contains over ..
€69.95 Ex Tax: €56.87
70cl
Following on from the superb previous releases in the cask strength range. This is classic modern er..
€76.00 Ex Tax: €61.79
70cl
The sixth instalment of Glenallachie's much loved cask strength series. This limited edition rel..
€76.00 Ex Tax: €61.79
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This batch 7 release follows award-winning previous batches from the Speyside distillery, most ..
€70.00 Ex Tax: €56.91
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The perfect dram for these cold winter nights ahead! This 5cl miniature is bottled at cask stre..
€10.00 Ex Tax: €8.13
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70cl
A fantastic 9-year-old single malt from GlenAllachie that marries single malt finished for..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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