Duty-free whisky at Hyderabad

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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 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.

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 the Moray coast near Portsoy, founded in 1875 and revived in 2008 after decades closed. Coastal and fruity.