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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Spice Tree is a great blended malt whisky that has been partly matured in specially prepared barrels..
€72.99 Ex Tax: €59.34
70cl
A limited edition of just 6000 bottles. This bottling has been exclusively matured in ex-Bourbon bar..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
70cl
A limited edition with just 6000 bottles being released worldwide. This has been entirely aged in vi..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
70cl
If you have never tried this whisky and you like sherried monsters then you have to give it a go. Da..
€94.99 Ex Tax: €77.23
75 cl
Distilled in 1962 by the Dailuaine Distillery and bottled by Wm. Cadenhead in August 1985. Some c..
€700.00 Ex Tax: €569.11
75 cl
This 21 Year Old whisky was Distilled in Speyside’s Dallas Dhu in December 1962 and bottled in Ju..
€795.00 Ex Tax: €646.34
1L
A superb, smooth and soft blend that has Aberfeldy single malt as its main flavouring component. Dew..
€45.00 Ex Tax: €36.58
75 cl
Glen Albyn was a small distillery located to the west of Inverness. It only had two stills and was c..
€895.00 Ex Tax: €727.64
70cl
The Glen Garioch 12 Years Old gains its distinctive Highland character from maturation in two wood g..
€68.50 Ex Tax: €55.69
70cl
A rich and complex bottling, the first in a series of four coming from the new era at Glen Garioch a..
€122.00 Ex Tax: €99.19
70cl
Glen Garioch 1797 Founders Reserve is the introduction malt to the new Glen Garioch single malt rang..
€55.00 Ex Tax: €44.72
70cl
This bottling of Glen Grant is released by Gordon and Macphail who are semi-official bottlers for th..
€47.99 Ex Tax: €39.01
70cl
A light, fruity and delicate Speysider from Glen Grant distillery. Gordon and Macphail release this ..
€56.99 Ex Tax: €46.33
70cl
A rare and perfectly aged expression of Glen Grant that is part of the distillery series from Gordon..
€459.99 Ex Tax: €373.98
70cl
Drawn from 1st fill sherry hogsheads, this is an unpeated Speyside malt with some glorious flavours ..
€109.99 Ex Tax: €89.42
70cl
A rarely seen single malt from Elgin near the mouth of the river Spey. This is an excellent traditio..
€65.99 Ex Tax: €53.65
