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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The second release of the annual Sowing Edition whisky from Lochlea is here at last! As wit..
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A rather superb 12 year old peated blend by GlenAllachie's Master Distillery Billy Walker. ..
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Having been aged in both American oak and Sherry casks, the Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask has not..
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The classic Macallan of old. Unfortunately these days it is getting harder to source Macallan that h..
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Introducing The Macallan Double Cask 18 Year Old 2023 release, a perf..
€325.00 Ex Tax: €264.23
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The iconic and robust Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Cask 2022 edition. This expression has s..
€395.00 Ex Tax: €321.14
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From the iconic Speyside distillery, comes The Macallan 25 Year Old Sherry Cask 2023 editi..
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A very special release in the form of Macallan 30 Year Old Sherry Oak 2023 edition. Like ..
€4,500.00 Ex Tax: €3,658.54
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The 2023 expression of this limited-edition single malt from Macallan’s Classic Cut seri..
€170.00 Ex Tax: €138.21
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The Macallan Double Cask 15 Years Old is an extremely well balanced single malt aged in both Europea..
€165.00 Ex Tax: €134.15
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Introducing the stunning second edition in Macallan's limited annual release series. ..
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Introducing The Macallan Harmony Collection Amber Meadow, a stunning single malt scotch created in..
€255.00 Ex Tax: €207.32
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A collaboration between three masters of their crafts who collaborated to create this incredibl..
€6,000.00 Ex Tax: €4,878.05
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An extremely precious bottling, the 2022 edition of Macallan M Black Decanter exemplifes ..
€6,700.00 Ex Tax: €5,447.15
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M Copper is part of The Macallan M Collection, created to showcase The Macallan’s Six Pillars ..
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A simply stunning seasonal release collaboration between the acclaimed The Macallan with a..
€135.00 Ex Tax: €109.76
