Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Blue Label

Johnnie WalkerBlue LabelDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: £30.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: A breakfast buffet of blackcurrant-covered pastries, a little ginger spice, sandalwood box and orange zest.Palate: Very different here, getting dark and rich. Hints of tiramisu, with lots of creamy dark chocolate, some oaky spice

Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Gold Label Reserve

Johnnie WalkerGold Label ReserveDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£33.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.4 Nose: A hint of eggnog spice, grated nutmeg and stroopwafel. There’s runny honey drizzled on rye bread and heathery wildflowers. Palate: Thick caramel sauce, like banoffee pie, with more of the heathery herbal notes,

Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Black Label

Johnnie WalkerBlack LabelDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£30.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: Relatively chilled, with Christmas pudding notes, maple syrup and some orange zest. Palate: All gets a little smokier here, like your clothes after a bonfire, with malted milk biscuits, banoffee pie and some sage

Tasting: Chivas Regal – 12 Years Old

Chivas Regal12 Years OldPernod Ricard ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£28.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: A luscious lemon cheesecake with chunks of rind. Clotted cream on top and a vanilla shortbread biscuit. A fresh note of peppermint.Palate: The lemon cheesecake becomes banoffee, with more caramel and

Tasting: Royal Brackla – 12 Years Old

Royal Brackla12 Years OldJohn Dewars & Sons ABV: 46.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: Single MaltPrice per bottle: £60.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: Rich and tangy orange peel, then dried apricot and cedar. Delightful smooth vanilla cream, like a choux bun. Sweet peppers, lavender and salty pork.Palate: Rich salted pork chops

Tasting: The Glen Grant – 15 Years Old

The Glen Grant15 Years OldCampari Group ABV: 50.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: Single MaltPrice per bottle: US$79.99Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.5 Nose: It’s pretty zesty, with tarte au citron hints, crispy thin pastry, a little sweetness of caramel and some gingery spice. Palate: Things definitely get more fruity here, with lemon peel,