Duty-free whisky at Goa (Mopa)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Blended Scotch created in 1923 by the London wine merchant Berry Bros. & Rudd, named after the famous tea clipper. Light and pale, made for mixing; now owned by La Martiniquaise.

One of Scotland's highest distilleries, in the Cairngorms. Gentle and honeyed, with a soft wisp of smoke.

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 in a distinctive pinched bottle (sold as 'Pinch' in the US), from the Haig family of distillers. Owned by Diageo; smooth and rich.

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.

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

Single malt from La Martiniquaise, the French drinks group behind Label 5, made at its Starlaw distillery near Edinburgh. A good-value malt that sells well in France.

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.

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 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.

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.

Began as John Walker's grocery shop in Kilmarnock in 1820 and is now the world's best-selling Scotch whisky. The colour-coded labels step up from Red, a mixer, through Black and Gold to Blue.

Blended Scotch from the French group La Martiniquaise, made at its Starlaw distillery near Edinburgh. A big seller in France and a popular value blend.