Duty-free whisky at Bengaluru

Highland single malt from Aberfeldy in Perthshire, built by the Dewar family in 1898 and the heart of Dewar's blends. A rich, honeyed style.

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.

Islay single malt from the island's south coast, founded in 1815. Heavily peated yet sweet, with citrus, tar and smoke.

Highland single malt from Kennethmont in Aberdeenshire, rare for the Highlands in being peated. The heart of Teacher's.

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

Highland single malt from Edderton, on the Dornoch Firth, founded in 1790. Fruity, spicy and bright, bottled by age statement.

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.

Speyside single malt from near Elgin, founded in 1898. Unusual for Speyside, it makes both unpeated and peated spirit and plays with a wide range of casks.

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.

Islay distillery on the shore of Loch Indaal, reopened in 2001. Its own whisky is unpeated, unusual on Islay; it also makes the peated Port Charlotte and the super-heavily peated Octomore.

Islay single malt from the island's north-east shore, founded in 1881. Unlike most of Islay it is mostly unpeated: nutty, sherried and gently salty.

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

Single grain Japanese whisky from Suntory's Chita distillery near Nagoya. Light and gently sweet; Chita grain is also the backbone of Hibiki and Toki.

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 1891, in the Dewar's family of malts. Old worm-tub condensers give a heavy, meaty style that is unusual for Speyside.

Highland single malt from Alness on the Cromarty Firth. Every bottle carries a 12-pointed royal stag; the style is rich, sherried and chocolatey.

Blended Scotch with a high share of Speyside and Islay malt, launched in 2021 by Sweetdram. Sold in a dark bottle with a Victorian-style illustrated label.

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.

Highland single malt from the Macduff distillery on the Moray Firth coast, part of the Dewar's family of malts. Mellow, malty and fruity.

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