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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70cl
The perfect example of the floral, grassy and fruity Speyside style. This Glenlivet is soft and deli..
€62.00 Ex Tax: €50.41
70cl
A proportion of ageing in Limousin French oak casks gives this single malt an extra dimension with f..
€78.00 Ex Tax: €63.41
70cl
A richly flavoured Glenlivet that manages to retain the typical smoothness expected from the distill..
€369.99 Ex Tax: €300.81
70cl
A hugely popular series of single malts from Glenlivet. This 16 year old has been matured exclusivel..
€102.50 Ex Tax: €83.33
70cl
A cask strength Glenlivet that has been solely aged in the finest first fill Oloroso sherry barrels...
€69.99 Ex Tax: €56.90
70cl
The eigth release from Glenmorangie's Private Edition series is the Glenmorangie Bacalta which h..
€119.95 Ex Tax: €97.52
70cl
The Quinta Do Ruban has been matured for 10 years in standard American white oak (Bourbon) casks bef..
€65.99 Ex Tax: €53.65
70cl
A fantastic sherry matured Speyside single malt that deserves a lot more attention than it normally ..
€89.99 Ex Tax: €73.16
75 cl
Wm. Cadenhead bottled this 20 year-old whisky from the Glentauchers Distillery in 1965. Glentauch..
€795.00 Ex Tax: €646.34
70 cl
A soft and delicate blended whisky that has been highly rated and is aimed at both malt drinkers ..
€56.99 Ex Tax: €46.33
70 cl
A good quality deluxe blend with smooth, malty flavours. The main malt components are Glenkinchie..
€39.99 Ex Tax: €32.51
70 cl
This is a very interesting bottle of Haig Dimple that most likely dates from the 1960s. There are no..
€100.00 Ex Tax: €81.30
70 cl
A superb blend with a malt content of around 40%, mostly from Glenkinchie and Linkwood distilleri..
€27.99 Ex Tax: €22.76
70cl
This is the third instalment of Springbank's Rundlets and Kilderkins range and follows on from t..
€77.99 Ex Tax: €63.41
47.1%
Hazelburn is Springbank Distillery's unpeated and triple distilled single malt. It is a revival ..
€67.99 Ex Tax: €55.28
70cl
This unpeated, triple distilled malt from Springbank distillery has been finished in refill Bar..
€74.99 Ex Tax: €60.97
