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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A fine expression of Ledaig, Tobermory distillery's peated expression of single malt. This is dr..
€76.99 Ex Tax: €62.59
70cl
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€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04
70cl
A mature and very tasty example from one of Speyside's seldom seen distilleries. This is a semi-..
€129.99 Ex Tax: €105.68
75 cl
Linkwood over 12 years old made especially for John Mcewan & Co. Ltd.
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€250.00 Ex Tax: €203.25
70cl
Soft, smooth and with a buttery, creamy character. Ever so slightly smoky with a nice spiciness and ..
€70.99 Ex Tax: €57.72
75cl
A very highly rated version of Lochside, a distillery that unfortunately never really go the attenti..
€700.00 Ex Tax: €569.11
70cl
The 16 Year Old Longmorn was launched in 2007 to replace the much loved, but seldom seen 15 Year Old..
€84.99 Ex Tax: €69.10
70cl
Entirely matured in first sherry casks giving rich, sweet and spicy flavours. Almost like an old rum..
€849.99 Ex Tax: €691.05
70cl
A great private bottling of Longmorn from Gordon and Macphail. This is packed with fresh fruit flavo..
€64.99 Ex Tax: €52.83
75 cl
One of the better releases of Longmorn single malt whisky. This was released in the 1980s by Gordon ..
€150.00 Ex Tax: €121.95
70cl
A super expression of Longrow single malt, Springbank's peated expression. This was initially ma..
€64.99 Ex Tax: €52.84
70cl
The Longrow 14 Year Old is a heavily peated single malt that has been matured entirely in Oloroso Sh..
€89.00 Ex Tax: €72.36
70cl
A fruitier expression of Longrow, which is Springnbank distillery's smoky single malt. This rele..
€71.99 Ex Tax: €58.53
70cl
A rare old bottle of Macallan that was bottled at 25 years old. Distilled in 1963, this comes with t..
€3,500.00 Ex Tax: €2,845.53
70cl
A rare old bottle of Macallan that was bottled at 25 years old. Distilled in 1970, this comes with t..
€2,200.00 Ex Tax: €1,788.62
70cl
A rich and complex single malt whisky containing rare spirit containing rare spirit from a proportio..
€240.00 Ex Tax: €195.12
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