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 Big Smoke is a young blend of malts which have been entirely sourced from Islay distilleries...
€35.49 Ex Tax: €28.85
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€38.50 Ex Tax: €31.30
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A variation of the original Sheep Dip Blended Malt Scotch Whisky made exclusively with malt whiskies..
€39.50 Ex Tax: €32.11
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A smooth and soft blend that is said to be as soft as a pig's nose. This is composed of youthful ..
€39.99 Ex Tax: €32.51
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The replacement to the Ardmore Traditional Cask, this does not carry an age statement and is compris..
€39.99 Ex Tax: €32.51
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A good quality deluxe blend with smooth, malty flavours. The main malt components are Glenkinchie..
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An interesting bottling from Benriach. This combines some lovely fresh flavours of pears in cream an..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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A limited edition of just 6000 bottles. This bottling has been exclusively matured in ex-Bourbon bar..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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A limited edition with just 6000 bottles being released worldwide. This has been entirely aged in vi..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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Made up from a blend of up to 40 of Scotland's finest malt and grain whiskies for a minimum of 1..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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Our next tasting pack from Celtic Whiskey — bespoke, virtual tastings which will be available ..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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The Feathery is a highly rated blended malt that comes entirely from Highland single malt distilleri..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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The Tomatin 12 Year Old is an award winning single malt from the Scottish Highlands. This particular..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
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Regarded by many whisky critics to be one of the best blends in the world. Johnnie Walker Black Labe..
€42.95 Ex Tax: €34.92
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A superb sherry matured expression from this seldom seen Speyside distillery. Part of Gordon and Mac..
€42.99 Ex Tax: €34.95
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A 100% bourbon barrel aged expression of Arran. This bottling really lets the malty distillery chara..
€43.50 Ex Tax: €35.37
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