Duty-free whisky at Nairobi

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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

Irish whiskey first made by John Jameson in Dublin in 1780, now distilled at Midleton in County Cork. Triple-distilled for a smooth, light style.

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.

Single malt from the Isle of Jura, off Scotland's west coast: an island of a few hundred people and one distillery. Mostly sweet and smooth with a light touch of peat.

Islay single malt from the south coast of the island, founded in 1816. Slow distillation and long ageing give rich, deep peat smoke.

Blended malt from William Grant & Sons, made only from Speyside single malts, with no grain whisky. Named after the stiff shoulder maltmen got from turning barley by hand; made smooth for mixing.

One of Scotland's smallest distilleries, founded in 1794 in the harbour town of Oban, which grew up around it. A coastal style: a light touch of smoke, sea salt and orange.