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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An elegant and soft single malt that has a polished, smooth and refined nature. Very fresh and vibra..
€50.00 Ex Tax: €40.65
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A smoky tasting, peated version of Benriach that has been finished in a single virgin (new) oak hogs..
€69.99 Ex Tax: €56.90
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A superb limited edition Benriach that has been finished in sweet moscatel wine casks which were sou..
€150.00 Ex Tax: €121.95
70cl
An interesting bottling from Benriach. This combines some lovely fresh flavours of pears in cream an..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
70cl
The flagship release in the revamped core range of Benriach single malt whiskeys. This release is ma..
€73.00 Ex Tax: €59.35
70 cl
This gem comes from 1966 when the distillery had only been open around a year. It was rebuilt in 196..
€795.00 Ex Tax: €646.34
70cl
Part of Diageo's muched loved Flora and Fauna series. Rumours are that this range is pretty much..
€76.99 Ex Tax: €62.59
70cl
A big whisky, not just because it is bottled at a gnarly 100 proof (that's 57% in new money). Th..
€75.99 Ex Tax: €61.78
70cl
Very much in the old traditional Speyside style. This has a little more smoke than you would expect ..
€79.99 Ex Tax: €65.03
70 cl
A fantastic and richly flavoured malt from the bygone era at Benromach before the distillery closed ..
€299.99 Ex Tax: €243.89
70cl
A wonderful expression of Benromach that has spent an initial maturation period in first-fill bourbo..
€68.95 Ex Tax: €56.06
70cl
An Islay blended malt from independant bottler's Douglas Laing & Co. The Big Peat stays ..
€57.00 Ex Tax: €46.34
70cl
A famous old blend that was founded by James Buchanan, apparently his inspiration came after attendi..
€28.99 Ex Tax: €23.57
70 cl
Black Bull is a high quality blended whisky which is comprised roughly of a 50/50 mix of malt and..
€52.99 Ex Tax: €43.08
70 cl
This incredible 40 year old blend is comprised of malt whiskies from Bunnahabhain on Islay, and T..
€240.00 Ex Tax: €195.12
75cl
A rare old bottle of Bladnoch from the early to mid-1980s. At this time the distillery was owned by ..
€325.00 Ex Tax: €264.23
