Duty-free whisky at ORD

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.

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.

Bourbon from the Beam family's small-batch range, named after a pioneer distiller. A high-rye recipe at 80 proof makes it light and spicy.

The first bourbon sold as a single barrel, launched in 1984 at what is now the Buffalo Trace distillery in Kentucky. Each bottle has a racehorse stopper; the eight poses spell B-L-A-N-T-O-N-S.

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.

Blended Scotch created by James Buchanan in 1884, now especially loved in Latin America. Smooth and rich.

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.

Canadian whisky blend from Gimli, Manitoba, created in 1939 for the royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and famous for its purple bag. Smooth and sweet, with many flavoured versions.

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.

Distillery in Evanston, Illinois, home of the temperance movement. Makes bourbon, rye and gin from its own grain spirit.

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

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 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.

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