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 limited edition Macallan, unusually for the Fine Oak series this has been matured in both ex-Bourb..
€97.99 Ex Tax: €79.67
70cl
A superb expression of Macallan drawn exclusively from ex-Oloroso sherry casks.
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€800.00 Ex Tax: €650.40
70cl
A rare whisky because this is made using the distillery's more peaty/smoky distilate which is on..
€600.00 Ex Tax: €487.81
70 cl
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€158.99 Ex Tax: €129.26
70cl
Created by Distillery Manager Bob Dalgarno, this whisky has been matured in both ex-Bourbon barrels ..
€97.50 Ex Tax: €79.27
70cl
A great aperitif style single malt from Macduff distillery. This has been matured in refill American..
€69.99 Ex Tax: €56.91
70cl
Mackinlay's Blended Malt Scotch Whisky is a faithful recreation of the Whisky taken to Antarctic..
€135.00 Ex Tax: €109.76
75 cl
20 year old single malt distilled at Millburn Distillery in 1966 and released by Gordon & MacPha..
€500.00 Ex Tax: €406.50
70cl
A superb sherry matured expression from this seldom seen Speyside distillery. Part of Gordon and Mac..
€42.99 Ex Tax: €34.95
70cl
A fruity and fresh expression of Mortlach that has been aged in refill Sherry casks. One of our favo..
€70.99 Ex Tax: €57.72
70cl
A fastastic rare bottling of Mortlach from Gordon and MacPhail's Rare Vintage series. This was m..
€599.99 Ex Tax: €487.80
A great expression of Mortlach that has been entirely matured in refill Sherry hogsheads.
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€429.95 Ex Tax: €349.56
70cl
An elegant yet richly flavoured bottling of Mortlach from independent trailblazers Gordon and MacPha..
€269.99 Ex Tax: €219.50
70cl
A fine after dinner drink, this is a well balanced malt which has been entirely matured in refill sh..
€114.99 Ex Tax: €93.49
75 cl
Mosstowie was a short lived single malt that was only produced from 1964 to 1981 at the Miltonduff D..
€625.00 Ex Tax: €508.13
70 cl
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€60.99 Ex Tax: €49.59
