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Whisky / Whiskey
Whisky is a dark distilled spirit made from grains like barley, corn, rye, or wheat. It's distilled in many places around the world, including Scotland, Ireland, England, the United States, Canada, India and Japan to name just a few. Different rules apply to different countries as to how a whisky must be created. All whisky must be 40% ABV or above.
Key Types of Whisky:
Blended Whisky: Blended Whisky is a type of whisky produced using a combination of whiskies from differnet distilleries and is a blend of malt and grain whisky. About 90% of all whisky sold is blended whisky.
Single Malt Whisky: Single malt whisky is whisky made from malted barley and comes from a single distillery. It does not mean it is a single barrel / cask which is different. For a whisky to be classified as single malt (under Scotch Whisky Association rules) it must be made from only water, malted barley, and yeast in a traditional batch distillation process using copper ‘pot’ stills and aged in oak barrels.
Blended Malt Whisky: Blended malt whisky is whisky made from malted barley which has been blended with malt whisky from two or more distilleries.
Single Cask / Barrel: Single Cask / Barrel is a release of whisky that has been bottled from a single cask or single barrel.
Scotch Whisky: Scotch is a term that is mistakenly often used to define all whisky. Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland according to Scotch Whisky Association rules.
Bourbon Whiskey: Bourbon whiskey is a type of American whiskey that has been made in the USA, barrel-aged in virgin charred American white oak barrels for at least 2 years and made from a mash with at least 51% corn. 95% of Bourbon comes from Kentucky, but it can be made outside of Kentucky.
Rye Whisky / Whiskey: Rye is a whisky that is made from a mash with at least 51% rye, which is a a grass grown as a grain and gives a spicier flavour to the spirit. When made in the USA it is called Rye Whiskey and when made elsewhere it is rye whisky.
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Lakes The One Sherry Cask Finished 70cl 46.6%£47.95£47.95£47.95
Kilkerran 12 Year Old 70cl 46%£48.95£48.95£47.95
Writers Tears Double Oak Irish Whiskey 70cl 46%£44.25£44.25£48.45
Milk and Honey Elements Series - Peated 46% 70cl£48.95£48.95£48.95
Glasgow 1770 Single Malt Peated Release 46% 70cl£56.95£56.95
Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled Single Malt 46% 70cl£53.00£53.00£53.00
Glasgow 1770 The Original Single Malt 46% 70cl£56.95£56.95£49.00
Suntory The Chita Single Grain Distillers Reserve 70cl 43%£49.00£49.00£49.00
Rozelieures Rare Collection 70cl 40%£49.50£49.50£49.95
Badachro Bad na h-Achlaise Madeira Cask Finish 70cl 46%£50.70£50.70£49.95
Douglas Laing's Big Peat Christmas Edition 2022 70cl 54.2%£57.45£57.45£49.95
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2021 70cl 52.8%£52.95£52.95£49.95
