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 2001 bottling from Gordon and MacPhail is a light and delicate malt that has been matured in a f..
€59.99 Ex Tax: €48.77
70cl
Stiùireadair means Helmsman in Scots Gaelic and relates back to Bunnahabhain's heritage. ..
€60.00 Ex Tax: €48.78
70cl
The Glen Garioch 12 Years Old gains its distinctive Highland character from maturation in two wood g..
€60.00 Ex Tax: €48.78
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An excellent introduction to the 'Sherried' style of Glenfarclas. This has some lovely, juic..
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70cl
A no-age-statement Kilchoman that has been matured in both ex-Bourbon and Sherry barrels. The latter..
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70cl
Another very much welcome release of the Kilkerran 8 Year Old Cask Strength which has been matured e..
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A pungently smoky single malt with aromas reminiscent of wet bonfires, then some flavours of poached..
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70cl
A vibrant and fruity Springbank with touches of smoke along with some brine and tropical fruit. ..
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70cl
This is a fantastic, award winning blend that incorporates some very old malts from all the regions ..
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70cl
Entirely aged in Sherry casks, the Glenrothes 12 Year Old is part of the Soleo series which pay..
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70cl
A superb sherry cask matured malt from the Glen Gyle distillery. This has some lovely flavours of dr..
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The 12 year old Deanston has been solely matured in ex-Bourbon casks and does not even have the fain..
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A hard to find single malt from one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland. Edradour is a gem of a..
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70cl
A unique bottle design for this smashing edition from Tamdhu. This has some glorious sherry notes an..
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70cl
A 2019 Re-release of the Arran Quarter Cask, this has been matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels ..
€61.00 Ex Tax: €49.59
