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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Distilled in 2004 and aged in a single Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon. This is the youngest release i..
€120.99 Ex Tax: €98.37
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The youngest of the nine whiskies in Glendronach's 13 batch of single cask bottlings. This has b..
€125.99 Ex Tax: €102.43
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A richly flavoured expression from batch 16 of Glendronach's single cask series. This has been a..
€92.95 Ex Tax: €75.57
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Grandeur is simply one of the best releases available from Glendronach, a distillery that excels in ..
€445.99 Ex Tax: €362.59
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A powerful and forcefull version of Glendronach that is drawn solely from Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez ..
€77.99 Ex Tax: €63.41
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The 4th release of this fantastic cask strength edition from Glendronach. This has some glorious fla..
€78.99 Ex Tax: €64.22
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The 9th release of Glendronach's much lauded Grandeur series. This is a 24 year old single malt ..
€379.95 Ex Tax: €308.90
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A limited release from Glendronach, which has been peated and finished in Douro Valley Port pip..
€56.50 Ex Tax: €45.93
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A bit of a departure from the classic style of Glendronach. This bottling leans towards the old fash..
€54.99 Ex Tax: €44.71
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A new-ish expression of Glendronach that has been aged in a combination of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry ..
€54.99 Ex Tax: €44.71
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A light and delicate Speysider that has been matured entirely in 1st fill bourbon barrels.
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€67.99 Ex Tax: €55.28
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A very special Glenfarclas that was released to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Grant Family&..
€155.00 Ex Tax: €126.01
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A series that was originally formed to be available in airport shops, the Age of Discovery series is..
€134.95 Ex Tax: €109.72
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The third expression in the Age of Discovery Collection was released to commemorate the 1831 voyage ..
€134.95 Ex Tax: €109.72
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An incredible 45 year old single cask whisky from Glenglassaugh. This is part of their first series ..
€1,600.00 Ex Tax: €1,300.81
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An amazing single cask of Glenglassaugh single malt that has spent it's entire 41 years in a ref..
€729.99 Ex Tax: €593.49
