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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Old Pulteny is a classicly styled coastal malt that has won numerous awards. The 12 year old has bee..
€49.50 Ex Tax: €40.24
70cl
A great value for money blended malt that combines some medium smokiness with all the sweet, spicy f..
€53.00 Ex Tax: €43.09
70cl
Comprised entirely of single malt whiskies, many of which are from the islands giving this a pleasan..
€87.99 Ex Tax: €71.53
70cl
A heavily peated single malt, made entirely with barley grown in eight Islay farms. This single malt..
€96.50 Ex Tax: €78.46
70cl
The seventeenth Port Ellen edition to come from the Diageo Special Releases. The oldest Port El..
€2,700.00 Ex Tax: €2,195.12
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70cl
From the Isle of Arran distillery comes a delightful single malt dedicated to the famed Sco..
€44.00 Ex Tax: €35.77
70cl
A silky smooth Highland malt that was once popular with Queen Victoria. Royal Lochnagar has a small ..
€75.00 Ex Tax: €60.98
70cl
An intereting expression of Royal Lochnagar that has been finished in sweet old Moscatel wine casks...
€82.99 Ex Tax: €67.47
70cl
Mortlach, The Macallan & The Glenrothes are just a few distilleries, amongst others in the ..
€57.00 Ex Tax: €46.34
70cl
A variation of the original Sheep Dip Blended Malt Scotch Whisky made exclusively with malt whiskies..
€49.00 Ex Tax: €39.84
70cl
A semi-official bottling of Glenlivet for private bottling stars Gordon and Macphail. This is named ..
€59.99 Ex Tax: €48.77
330ml
All the distinctive smokiness of Islay single malt mixed with the sweetness of cola in can form..
€5.00 Ex Tax: €4.07
33cl
All the deliciousness of Islay in a can! This single malt is already mixed with ginger ale and lime ..
€5.00 Ex Tax: €4.07
70cl
A now discontinued product from the Speyside distillery. The company's bottlings are now branded..
€26.50 Ex Tax: €21.54
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70cl
A truly stellar 10 year old whisky from the always popular Springbank. This whisky was matured ..
€106.00 Ex Tax: €86.18
70cl
A vibrant and fruity Springbank with touches of smoke along with some brine and tropical fruit. ..
€65.00 Ex Tax: €52.85
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