Duty-free whisky at Ahmedabad

Indian single malt from Bangalore, the first single malt from India, launched in Glasgow in 2004. Rich and fruity, aged fast in the warm climate.

Lowland single malt from near Glasgow, and the Scotch distillery that triple-distils all of its whisky. Light, sweet and citrusy.

Blended Scotch dating back to George Ballantine's Edinburgh grocery of 1827, and one of the world's best-selling Scotch blends. Smooth with a light sweetness.

Speyside single malt from Dufftown, sister to Glenfiddich. One of the few distilleries that still malts some of its own barley on a malting floor and keeps coopers and a coppersmith on site.

James Buchanan's blended Scotch, known for the black and white Scottie dogs on its label. Light and smooth.

Islay single malt from the town of Bowmore, founded in 1779 and one of Scotland's oldest distilleries. It still malts some barley on its own floors; peat smoke meets tropical fruit.

Irish whiskey from Bushmills in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which dates its licence to 1608. Triple-distilled, light and honeyed.

Canadian whisky founded by Hiram Walker in Windsor, Ontario, in 1858. Light and smooth, a classic mixer.

Blended Scotch from Aberdeen, where brothers James and John Chivas ran a fine-food shop in the 1800s. Built around Strathisla single malt from Speyside, it has a smooth, honeyed style.

Highland single malt from Brora on Scotland's far north-east coast, owned by Diageo. Known for a waxy, honeyed, slightly coastal character and a heart malt in Johnnie Walker Gold.

Speyside single malt from Ballindalloch, founded in 1869 and one of Diageo's Classic Malts. Complex, malty and slightly smoky.

Blended Scotch founded by John Dewar in Perth in 1846. Dewar's 'double ages' its blends: once blended, the whiskies rest together again in casks so they marry smoothly.

Blended Scotch first made in Perth by grocer Matthew Gloag's family, and for years Scotland's best-selling whisky. Mellow and balanced.

Speyside single malt from Rothes, founded in 1840 by brothers James and John Grant. Tall, slender stills give a light, fruity, unsherried style.

Speyside single malt from Dufftown, built by William Grant and his family in 1887 and still family-owned. One of the best-selling single malts in the world, with a fresh pear-and-apple style.

Highland single malt from just north of Glasgow, made from unpeated barley, so there is no smoke. It runs its stills slowly for a rich, sherry-cask style.

Highland single malt from Tain on the Dornoch Firth. Its stills are the tallest in Scotland, giving a light, fruity, floral spirit, and it is known for wine and sherry cask finishes.

Blended Scotch launched in India by actor Sanjay Dutt's spirits company. Smooth and easy-drinking.

Blended Scotch from William Grant & Sons, the family behind Glenfiddich, in its triangular bottle. Triple Wood is aged in three kinds of cask.

Suntory's top Japanese blend, first released in 1989. It marries malt from Yamazaki and Hakushu with grain whisky from Chita, some of it aged in rare Japanese mizunara oak.

Orkney single malt from Kirkwall, founded in 1798. It uses heather-rich Orkney peat, so its smoke is lighter and more floral than Islay's.

Indian single malt from Piccadily's distillery in Haryana, launched in 2021 and made from Indian six-row barley. Fruity and spicy.

J&B Rare is a blended Scotch from Justerini & Brooks, a London wine merchant founded in 1749. Very pale and light, made for mixing.

Tennessee whiskey from Lynchburg. Before ageing, the new spirit drips through sugar-maple charcoal (the Lincoln County Process), which gives its soft, sweet style.

Kentucky straight bourbon from Clermont, made by the Beam family's distillery and the world's best-selling bourbon. Light, sweet and vanilla-led; a go-to for mixing.