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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This 18 year old expression is finished in sherry casks, balancing sweet, floral aromas with rich sm..
€121.50 Ex Tax: €98.78
70cl
A fantastic expression of Tobermory distillery's peated malt Ledaig. This has been aged for 18 y..
€136.95 Ex Tax: €111.34
70cl
Matured in refill sherry casks, this is a fantastic semi-official bottling of Linkwood from privatee..
€61.99 Ex Tax: €50.39
70cl
This Loch Lomond 12 Year Old Single Malt has been drawn from a variety of three different casks, bou..
€58.28 Ex Tax: €47.38
70cl
From Scotland's Lowlands, comes this first release from Lochlea Distillery. Matured in firs..
€66.50 Ex Tax: €54.07
70cl
The first release in an annual series of four small batch bottlings. Each one shows Lochlea Single M..
€72.50 Ex Tax: €58.94
70cl
Awarded a 'Liquid Gold' rating in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible. This is a superb 42 ye..
€595.00 Ex Tax: €483.74
70cl
Longrow Red 13 Year Old, is a peated single malt which has been aged in bourbon and sherry barrels f..
€82.00 Ex Tax: €66.67
70 cl
A richly flavoured 18 year old that has been double distilled at Springbank and was made using heavi..
€140.00 Ex Tax: €113.82
70cl
Longrow 21 year old is a very limited release that is always in high demand and a real collectible i..
€290.00 Ex Tax: €235.77
70cl
The latest edition of the Longrow Red is a heavily peated Campbeltown single malt matured ..
€90.00 Ex Tax: €73.17
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50cl
Introducing the 2022 edition of Longrow Red! This delightful 15 year old Single Malt has a..
€90.00 Ex Tax: €73.17
70 cl
A pungently smoky single malt with aromas reminiscent of wet bonfires, then some flavours of poached..
€62.50 Ex Tax: €50.81
New In
70cl
This stunning award-winning scotch is a truly special one as it marries a combination of peated..
€145.00 Ex Tax: €117.89
70cl
This 12 Year Old Macallan has been matured in a mixture of European sherry casks, American sherry ca..
€108.00 Ex Tax: €87.80
70cl
The Macallan Double Cask 18 Years Old, is a well balanced single malt Highland Scotch whisky ag..
€325.00 Ex Tax: €264.23
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