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Here are the big flavours for the big fan of Classic Malts! These whiskies offer a broad canvas of powerful tastes ranging from the tang of the sea to the smoky and the peaty, making a distinctive Gift Pack to savour. The perfect gift for the person who enjoys malts that are uncompromising in their character.

Probably the best delivery from this distillery I’ve come across in 20 years. Not only is the peat chewy, but there are sumptuous waves of Demerara blending in perfectly; the middle is entirely consumed with vanilla and barley, with the smoke drifting around the back of the palate: what a treat...

Prominent malty note with more subtle influences if fresh and ripe water melons. A subtle chocolate coffee note becomes apparent.

Elegant and rich on the palate with intense citrus and hints of sweet vanilla pod to finish, enhanced by increased sherry wood for an aftertaste of great complexity.

Each Distillers Edition expression undergoes a second (or ‘double’) maturation in casks that have previously held a fortified wine.

Lovers of Dalwhinnie will appreciate the way the fragrance of Oloroso sherry overlays, but does not mask, the heather honey distillery notes.

Sweet, scented with strong fruit aromas.

More mouth-watering on delivery than any 18 year old has a right to be; again it’s the barley and grape at full play, with the very lightest wisps of smoke. The oak crashes in mid stream.

Superb intensity: the malt really does come alive.

This expression has been bottled at 46% volume to retain the whisky’s unique and natural characteristics and subtly of taste and, by not chill-filtering this whisky, it ensures that the aromatic components in the whisky are preserved to enhance presence and flavour.

The distillery is reported to have been established in 1810 (a copper plaque on the building behind the current distillery says :“This building was build in 1810". The upper floor contained the distillery and customs and excise offices and the lower ground floor the original distillery warehouse” However from the archives it appears that the construction of the distillery was in 1829, when William Paul started whisky distillation.

just a flawless nose: an absolute perfection of balance between purring barley and fresh fruit, especially apples.

Making every year count is a great philosophy for making the most of all the possibilities life has to offer us, and at William Grant, the makers of Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky, it is the foundation which underpins everything they do.

Sitting in the Glen of the same name, taking its water from the River Livet which feeds into the Spey, Glenlivet has been producing whisky since the days when only small scale domestic production was legal. George Smith (of George & JG Smith) was the first distiller in the Glen to produce legal whisky on a large scale, a choice which forced Smith to arm himself against the threat of attack from the illicit distillers in the region.

Fresh fruit and then an avalanche of pepper and bread pudding spices, complete with a topping of crunchy brown sugars; succulent mouth feel with a supberb touch to the delicate oil;