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...
€34.91 Ex Tax: €28.85
70cl
This blended Scotch from the Isle of Skye has a high malt content (40%) making a smooth delicate whi..
€33.00 Ex Tax: €27.27
70 cl
A superb, smooth and soft blend that has Aberfeldy single malt as its main flavouring component. Dew..
€30.99 Ex Tax: €25.61
70cl
The first widely available bottling from the newly formed Wolfburn Distillery. This is a great start..
€30.00 Ex Tax: €24.79
70cl
Glenglassaugh was closed down in 1986 and mothballed. Thankfully it was resurected in 2008 and this ..
€30.00 Ex Tax: €24.79
70cl
Torfa is old Norse for peat or turf, so unsurprisingly this the Glenglassaugh's first release of..
€30.00 Ex Tax: €24.79
70cl
Master Distiller, Billy Walker, has carefully selected a number of casks to be bottled as the Glengl..
€30.00 Ex Tax: €24.79
70 cl
Evolution is part of the new era of distilling at Glenglassaugh. The distillery was closed between 1..
€30.00 Ex Tax: €24.79
70 cl
Formulated by Matthew Gloag in 1896 this iconic brand has been the biggest selling blended Scotch..
€28.99 Ex Tax: €23.96
70 cl
A famous old blend that was founded by James Buchanan, apparently his inspiration came after atte..
€28.52 Ex Tax: €23.57
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Our next tasting pack from Celtic Whiskey — bespoke, virtual tastings which will be available ..
€28.50 Ex Tax: €23.55
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5 x 3cl
Our next tasting pack from Celtic Whiskey — bespoke, virtual tastings which will be available ..
€28.50 Ex Tax: €23.55
70 cl
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
70 cl
A superb blend with a malt content of around 40%, mostly from Glenkinchie and Linkwood distilleri..
€27.53 Ex Tax: €22.76
70 cl
Comprising of a complex mix of over 50 different malt whiskies and four different grain whiskies...
€27.53 Ex Tax: €22.76
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