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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Old Port Ellen malts like this a now very, very hard to find. This one was distilled in 1979 and was..
€1,200.00 Ex Tax: €991.74
70cl
The fourth release of Convalmore in the Diageo Special Releases, the Convalmore 32 Year Old. Aged in..
€1,150.00 Ex Tax: €950.41
70cl
This is a rare 40 year old whisky which was distilled at Glenglassaugh in 1973. Stuart Nickerson a p..
€1,010.29 Ex Tax: €834.95
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Dalmore 25 Year Old Single Malt was first launched in 2013. It has been initially matured&..
€1,003.00 Ex Tax: €828.93
70cl
A superb semi-official bottling of Strathisla from independent bottlers Gordon and MacPhail. These h..
€975.00 Ex Tax: €805.79
70cl
A classic old-school expression of Macallan that has been matured in American and Spanish Oak. It is..
€950.00 Ex Tax: €785.12
75 cl
Inverleven was a very interesting distillery that was originally formed for the sole purpose of maki..
€880.45 Ex Tax: €727.64
75 cl
Glen Albyn was a small distillery located to the west of Inverness. It only had two stills and was c..
€880.45 Ex Tax: €727.64
75 cl
Coleburn as a single malt is very hard to find and there have only ever been a dozen or so independe..
€836.18 Ex Tax: €691.06
70cl
Entirely matured in first sherry casks giving rich, sweet and spicy flavours. Almost like an old rum..
€836.17 Ex Tax: €691.05
70cl
A superb expression of Macallan drawn exclusively from ex-Oloroso sherry casks.
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€800.00 Ex Tax: €661.16
75 cl
A 16 year old whisky distilled in March 1967 at the Speyburn distillery and bottled by Cadenhead ..
€782.07 Ex Tax: €646.34
75 cl
Wm. Cadenhead bottled this 20 year-old whisky from the Glentauchers Distillery in 1965. Glentauch..
€782.07 Ex Tax: €646.34
75 cl
This 21 Year Old whisky was Distilled in Speyside’s Dallas Dhu in December 1962 and bottled in Ju..
€782.07 Ex Tax: €646.34
70 cl
This gem comes from 1966 when the distillery had only been open around a year. It was rebuilt in 196..
€782.07 Ex Tax: €646.34
75 cl
When this was distilled in 1965 the Balblair was independently owned and operated by Robert Cumming ..
€782.07 Ex Tax: €646.34
