Theirs a great whiskey bar in the Basque highlands called Scanlan's Tavern, www.bilbaodenoche.com/zonasmarcha_irlandeses_urdaibai.htm&nb sp; I stumbled across this eccentric bar while trekking on the old coastal route to Santiago,and what a place for weary travellers and pilgrims to stop for some refreshments.The bar has a great collection and has both Irish and Scottish whiskie's but the focus is on Irish as the bar's landlord is Irish.Its interesting to hear about Irish whiskey heritage and taste their exqusite pure pot stills aswell as their single malts.We enjoyed an impromptu tasting sesson and sampled their "ball o' malt" .The bar is also a Rugby bar and has satellite TV which relays Heinken cup,football etc so sadly leaving Euskadi as they say here Agur...

 Ive been to many good pubs in northern Spain ,Galicia. Great tasting beers and ales and lots of whisky.