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 best selling whisky in the world! Johnnie Walker Red Label was launched in 1909 as a whisky suit..
€27.99 Ex Tax: €23.13
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A limited edition Johnnie Walker for all the Game of Thrones fans! Single malts like Cardhu and..
€62.00 Ex Tax: €51.24
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A superb expression of Kilchoman Single Malt, aged for 8 years in a combination of Bourbon barrels a..
€72.50 Ex Tax: €59.92
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The 2010 vintage is a vatting of 42 fresh bourbon barrels and 3 oloroso sherry butts filled in 2010 ..
€80.00 Ex Tax: €66.12
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Here we have the ninth release of Kilchoman 100% Islay. This have been bottled in 2019 using barley ..
€78.00 Ex Tax: €64.46
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An exclusive bottling for Feis Ile 2019. This is limited to a mere 939 bottles. Produced from a vatt..
€210.00 Ex Tax: €173.55
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A vatting of 5 and 6 year old malt whiskies which have been aged in both ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso S..
€51.00 Ex Tax: €42.15
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A no-age-statement Kilchoman that has been matured in both ex-Bourbon and Sherry barrels. The latter..
€60.00 Ex Tax: €49.59
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Finally we have a Kilkerran 12 year old! After a bunch of highly impressive 'Work in Progress..
€52.00 Ex Tax: €42.98
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This is the third batch of Kilkerran ' Heavily Peated' Single Malt from the Glengyle Di..
€62.50 Ex Tax: €51.65
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Knockando is a classic Speyside whisky in style with a delicate, floral and honeyed aroma. It has a ..
€52.00 Ex Tax: €42.98
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Aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and sherry casks. This is a generous and richly, malty single ma..
€63.95 Ex Tax: €52.85
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A superb, richly flavoured single malt that has been entirely aged in ex-sherry barrels. Packed to t..
€82.00 Ex Tax: €67.77
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Initially released as a Travel Retail Exclusive, the Lagavulin 10 Year Old is becoming increasingly ..
€78.00 Ex Tax: €64.46
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A legendary malt that is on many people's most wanted list. The 16 year old is a true classic fr..
€89.00 Ex Tax: €73.55
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A welcome addition to the Lagavulin and proof that (sometimes) age is not that important when it com..
€82.50 Ex Tax: €68.18
