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 on 5th December 1973 and bottled in February 2014. This is an extremely rare single cask t..
€569.99 Ex Tax: €463.41
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One of the stars of Glenglassaugh's first batch of rare cask releases. This was finished in a si..
€429.99 Ex Tax: €349.59
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Finished in a single Moscatel sweet wine cask. This is part of Glenglassaugh's rare cask series ..
€429.99 Ex Tax: €349.59
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A special release from Glenglassaugh as one of their rare cask series. This was distilled on October..
€349.99 Ex Tax: €284.54
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Finished in single port wine cask. This bottle is part of Glenglassaugh's first series of rare c..
€349.99 Ex Tax: €284.54
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This 28 year old has been finished in a single hogshead and was distilled on 19th February 1986. Jus..
€199.00 Ex Tax: €161.79
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This was the very first release by the new owners of Glenglassaugh distillery and has been extremely..
€280.99 Ex Tax: €228.44
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This is a rare 40 year old whisky which was distilled at Glenglassaugh in 1973. Stuart Nickerson a p..
€1,026.99 Ex Tax: €834.95
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Evolution is part of the new era of distilling at Glenglassaugh. The distillery was closed between 1..
€30.00 Ex Tax: €24.39
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Glenglassaugh exclusively bought a small quantity of casks from the Massandra Winery in the Crimea, ..
€349.99 Ex Tax: €284.54
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Master Distiller, Billy Walker, has carefully selected a number of casks to be bottled as the Glengl..
€30.00 Ex Tax: €24.39
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Torfa is old Norse for peat or turf, so unsurprisingly this the Glenglassaugh's first release of..
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Glenglassaugh was closed down in 1986 and mothballed. Thankfully it was resurected in 2008 and this ..
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A high strength expression of Glengoyne that has been aged in a combination of first fill sherry and..
€81.99 Ex Tax: €66.66
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A subtle and smooth whisky, encompassing the best of the Lowland style. This is the replacement to t..
€65.00 Ex Tax: €52.85
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The perfect example of the floral, grassy and fruity Speyside style. This Glenlivet is soft and deli..
€62.00 Ex Tax: €50.41
