Duty-free whisky at Copenhagen

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.

Speyside single malt from the village of Aberlour, founded by James Fleming in 1879. Known for double-cask (sherry and bourbon) ageing and the cask-strength A'bunadh.

Japanese whisky from the White Oak distillery of Eigashima Shuzo on the coast at Akashi, near Kobe. A sake and shochu maker that has held a whisky licence since 1919.

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.

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.

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.

Danish whisky from a microbrewery in Køge, south of Copenhagen. Danica is its single malt range.

American whiskey brand founded by Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, who played brothers in The Vampire Diaries. Bourbons and ryes.

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.

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

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.

Kentucky bourbon from Heaven Hill, named after the 18th-century Baptist preacher whom legend credits with first ageing whiskey in charred barrels. Rich and spicy.

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 foot of the Cairngorms, founded in 1824. Water runs down the outside of its still to cool it, giving a light, tropical-fruit spirit.

Speyside single malt from Keith, owned by Pernod Ricard and mostly used in Chivas blends. Old stock appears in the Secret Speyside collection.

Speyside single malt from Elgin, on the banks of the River Lossie. Light, fruity and good value, with plenty of cask finishes.

One of only three working distilleries in Campbeltown, once the whisky capital of the world. A briny, oily coastal style.

Highland single malt from Aberdeenshire, founded in 1826 and known for heavily sherried whisky from Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso casks.

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.