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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From the Glen Elgin Distillery in Speyside. This whisky is made in an experimental fashion, some of ..
€300.00 Ex Tax: €243.90
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A fantastic 18 Year Old traditional Speyside Scotch and A welcome addition to the Heritage Collectio..
€106.00 Ex Tax: €86.18
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Another stunning addition to the Glenallachie's Single Cask range. This exclusive single ma..
€110.00 Ex Tax: €89.43
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This limited-edition expression was distilled on the 19th of December 2011 and matured in Oloroso pu..
€100.00 Ex Tax: €81.30
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Each batch of Glenallachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength works as a guidepost for the next step of..
€69.50 Ex Tax: €56.50
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One to add to your shopping basket! From this release in the GlenAllachie Wine Series, single m..
€55.00 Ex Tax: €44.72
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Master distiller at Glenallachie, Billy Walker has handpicked wine casks to complement the sweet cha..
€55.00 Ex Tax: €44.72
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Released in July 2018, the GlenAllachie 12 Year Old is the flagship within the GlenAllachie range. H..
€55.00 Ex Tax: €44.72
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The Glenallachie Distillery presents this wonderfully fruity scotch which has been aged in prem..
€60.00 Ex Tax: €48.78
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Gold medal winner at the World Whiskey Awards 2022! A 15-year-old expression of GlenAllachie s..
€70.00 Ex Tax: €56.91
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An exciting expression in the award-winning core range from The GlenAllachie. Created from..
€45.00 Ex Tax: €36.59
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A stellar release from the Glenallachie Wine Series. This single malt underwent a seconda..
€50.00 Ex Tax: €40.65
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The eighth batch from the award-winning Speyside distillery. These releases have been firm..
€70.00 Ex Tax: €56.91
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An exciting release from Glenallachie! White Heather 15 Year Old contains a high malt content of 47%..
€60.00 Ex Tax: €48.78
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This, like most Glendronach malts relies heavily on sherry cask ageing. Still one of the best bargai..
€68.50 Ex Tax: €55.69
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Inspired by the historical import of casked port into Scotland during the 19th century where ma..
€89.00 Ex Tax: €72.36
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