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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We have been very impressed with this series of releases from Bowmore distillery. What you get with ..
€63.99 Ex Tax: €52.02
75cl
An interesting whisky from Bowmore that was most likely bottled in either the late 1970s or more lik..
€350.00 Ex Tax: €284.55
70cl
This is a rare, limited edition Bowmore that has been aged for 23 years entirely in Port wine casks...
€419.99 Ex Tax: €341.46
60cl
This is a handy three pack selection of some of Bowmore's best selling whiskies. Each pack conta..
€59.99 Ex Tax: €48.77
70cl
A medium bodied and smooth tasting single malt from a seldom seen distillery. Braeval is situated hi..
€120.99 Ex Tax: €98.37
70cl
A rare old Brora from the last year of production before it closed permanently in 1983. The 1980'..
€53.00 Ex Tax: €43.09
75 cl
This is a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 year old single malt from the 1980s. This style of bottle has no..
€150.00 Ex Tax: €121.95
70cl
Ceòbanach is a copper gold liquid with an unusually rich, complex character marrying ex bourb..
€85.99 Ex Tax: €69.91
70cl
A peated and smoky tasting version of Bunnahabhain that is a slight departure from the in-house styl..
€83.00 Ex Tax: €67.48
70cl
Campbeltown Loch 21 Year Old is not very well known, but is regarded by connoiseurs as one of the ve..
€102.99 Ex Tax: €83.73
70cl
Matured in 1st fill Bourbon barrels and refill hogsheads. This has some delicate sweetness along wit..
€55.99 Ex Tax: €45.52
70cl
Distilled in 2003 this was matured in refill sherry casks before being bottled in 2014 at natural ca..
€72.99 Ex Tax: €59.34
70cl
Entirely matured in first fill sherry butts. This is a fantastic Caol Ila that was distilled on 21st..
€84.99 Ex Tax: €69.09
75 cl
Very rare bottling from the now closed Caperdonich Distillery. Very few releases were actually ma..
€500.00 Ex Tax: €406.50
70cl
Part of Diageo's Distiller's Edition range, this particular release has been finished in dry..
€91.99 Ex Tax: €74.79
75 cl
Coleburn as a single malt is very hard to find and there have only ever been a dozen or so independe..
€850.00 Ex Tax: €691.06
