Whisky is a wonderful drink which has powerful taste, smells and delicate differences. It’s a lot easier to enjoy if you find one you like and then have more of a similar style.
For advice on how to enjoy your Whisky selection. Please see my tasting guide.a
Always remember to put a dash of water with your Whisky as it unlocks a lot of the hidden flavour.
There are 6 main Whisky producing regions in Scotland of which Speyside is by far the largest producer. I recommend you start off with a well known brand then explore more from the same region.
Regions: islay, lowland, campbletown, island, Speyside, highland
| Heavily Sherried | Lightly Sherried | |
| Full-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, Pronounced Sherry with Fruity, Spicy, Malty Notes and Nutty, Smoky Hints | Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, with Nutty, Malty, Floral, Honey and Fruity Notes | Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, with Fruity, Floral, Honey, Malty Notes and Spicy Hints |
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Balmenach Dailuaine Dalmore Glendronach Macallan Mortlach Royal Lochnagar |
Aberfeldy Aberlour Ben Nevis Benrinnes Benromach Blair Athol Cragganmore Edradour Glenfarclas Glenturret Knockando Longmorn Scapa Strathisla |
Balvenie Benriach Dalwhinnie Glendullan Glen Elgin Glenlivet Glen Ord Linkwood Royal Brackla |
| Light bodied, floral and largely unpeated Whisky | |||
| Light, Medium-Sweet, Low or No Peat, with Fruity, Floral, Malty Notes and Nutty Hints | Light, Medium-Sweet, Low Peat, with Floral, Malty Notes and Fruity, Spicy, Honey Hints | Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, Low Peat, Malty Notes and Sherry, Honey, Spicy Hints | Medium-Bodied, Sweet, Low Peat and Floral Notes |
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anCnoc Auchentoshan Aultmore Cardhu Glengoyne Glen Grant Mannochmore Speyside Tamdhu Tobermory |
Bladnoch Bunnahabhain Glenallachie Glenkinchie Glenlossie Glen Moray Inchgower Inchmurrin Tomintoul |
Ardmore Auchroisk Deanston Glen Deveron Glen Keith Glenrothes Old Fettercairn Tomatin Tormore Tullibardine |
Arran Glenfiddich Glen Spey Miltonduff Speyburn |
| Lightly Peated | Heavily Peated | |
| Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, with Smoky, Fruity, Spicy Notes and Floral, Nutty Hints | Medium-Light, Dry, with Smoky, Spicy, Honey Notes and Nutty, Floral Hints | Full-Bodied, Dry, Pungent, Peaty and Medicinal, with Spicy, Feinty Notes |
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Balblair Craigellachie Glen Garioch Glenmorangie Oban Old Pultene Strathmill Tamnavulin Teaninch |
Bowmore Bruichladdich Glen Scotia Highland Park Isle of Jura Springbank |
Ardbeg Caol Ila Clynelish Lagavulin Laphroaig Talisker |
Guide reproduced from this excellently geeky study and this Wikipedia image.
