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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A superb single cask of Bruichladdich's Octomore highly peated single malt. This was filled into..
€200.00 Ex Tax: €165.29
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Part of the 1824 collection which was brought out as a travel retail exclusive, this whisky has been..
€200.00 Ex Tax: €165.29
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Released in November 2020 as a great new addition to the Glenallachie range. This has been carefully..
€200.00 Ex Tax: €165.29
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By rebranding the whisky, and bottling at a higher strength without filtration Bunnahabhai..
€200.00 Ex Tax: €165.29
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A big and bold expression of Laphroaig that manages to be both intensely smoky but also well rounded..
€199.99 Ex Tax: €165.28
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A Pedro Ximenez cask matured single malt from Glendronach. This is from batch 13 of the distillery&#..
€198.71 Ex Tax: €164.22
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A fantastic expression of Glendronach. This was distilled in 1993 and aged entirely in an Oloroso Sh..
€196.74 Ex Tax: €162.59
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This 28 year old has been finished in a single hogshead and was distilled on 19th February 1986. Jus..
€195.76 Ex Tax: €161.79
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Another Caol Ila that has been aged to perfection. This is often desribed as being silky smooth, and..
€194.99 Ex Tax: €161.15
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Silky smooth, with a syrupy mouthfeel and delicious flavours of dried citrus, apricot and vanilla. N..
€193.99 Ex Tax: €160.32
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One of the world's greatest whiskies without an age statement. Signet is made from a unique mix ..
€189.99 Ex Tax: €157.02
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A fine Pedro Ximinez matured Glendronach from batch 13 of the distillery's single cask series. J..
€188.87 Ex Tax: €156.09
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A great after dinner malt that like other Glengoyne whiskies is completely unpeated. This has taken ..
€183.99 Ex Tax: €152.06
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A fantastic single cask Glendronach that was aged in a single Pedro Ximenez Puncheon. Part of the 14..
€181.98 Ex Tax: €150.40
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A fine single cask Glendronach that has been aged entirely in a Pedro Ximenex sherry puncheon. Part ..
€181.00 Ex Tax: €149.59
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The first release from the Bruichladdich's Octomore 10 series, this 5 year old expression was ag..
€180.50 Ex Tax: €149.17
