Highland

This is a rare example of peated Glendronach. Subtly smoky, this has been aged using sherry casks, resulting in a floral, spicy and lightly smoky Highlander.

A 2016 replacement for the previous sherry-finished expression, this Tomatin 12 Year Old has been aged in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks. The result is a sweet whisky with notes of apples, citrus and sweet spice.

This is the first release of 2005-vintage whisky from Balblair bottled in 2016. The distillery is one of few to bottle by vintage rather than age, and this is sweet and spicy with notes of toffee and vanilla.

A dense, heavily-sherried dram from a distillery now producing again after a six-year layoff. A malt best suited to after-dinner sipping.

Glenturret has long been known as the spiritual home of The Famous Grouse. 2015 saw a new range introduced, including this Triple Wood. This higher-strength UK release has been aged in a combination of three cask types: American oak sherry, European oak sherry and American oak bourbon; this is aromatic with notes of marzipan and coconut.

Clynelish is the successor to the now-silent Brora, built opposite the original distillery and producing a top-quality rich, smoky dram. One of the best entry-level proprietary bottlings available from any distillery.

The Western Highland representative in Diageo's 'Classic Malt' series, Oban 14 year old is a superb, full-blooded fruity malt with a whiff of heather and more than a hint of smoke.

Wolfburn Aurora is matured in three different types of cask: refill quarter casks, first-fill bourbon barrels and first-fill oloroso sherry hogsheads. The three components are married to produce a sweet whisky with hints of spice.

Wolfburn has finally come of age. This is the first, and ongoing, release from the Scottish mainland's northernmost distillery. This is a light, sweet and fragrant whisky, with notes of fruit, nuts and a hint of peat.