Southwold-based distillery Adnams is well-known for its fresh and tasty beers, and now it has something else to boast about. This luxury set from Fortnum and Mason could be the perfect gift for Scotch Whisky lovers - with single malts from three of the most famous Scotch Whisky regions. From smooth and rich vanilla in the Single Malt, to complex spicy chocolate in the Triple Malt - not one sample left us bored or unsatisfied. As such, there are a lot of blended whiskies using Scottish base spirit that may or may not have been aged in Japan, and it is apparently possible to see aged shōchū being sold as whisky in the USA.

From ready-made cocktail sets to miniature masterpieces, we've selected the best whisky tasting sets on the market right now to peruse at your pleasure. However, to generalise, Japanese whisky tends toward precision and complexity without getting too heavy.

The flavour of whisky is dependent on many things, not least of which is the wooden casks used to mature it. The set includes a five-year aged Islay single malt, eight-year aged single malt Speyside and an eight-year aged Highland single malt from the Blair Athol Distillery. Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! After trying the samples he has decided to stay with a good Scottish single malt as not won over by the Japanese selection. NIO Cocktails has launched a Rebel Bourbon Whiskey Collection tasting set and it ticks all the right boxes.

Tasting sets make for fantastic gifts or, if like us, a great way to sit back and enjoy some of the world's finest spirits. Like the Drinks by the Dram option above, this offering comes in a giftable box, with 12 doors to open, revealing the hidden, exciting contents inside. Spoiler alert: the well-rated set features a mix of well-known whisky names and some indies which are bound to become your favourites, including Glenfiddich's IPA experiment, Rock Island, Loch Lomond, and more scotches that you can shake a glass of whisky stones at. The flavours are so rich and varied in the sachet set, and range from whiskey mixed with banana liqueur, to Vermouth notes with peppercorns, fig and cherry.Known for very interesting special editions, this 'Cosmo' distillation has butterscotch on the nose and stewed fruit flavours. This is another banger from the pros at Drinks by the Dram, but this time it shares with us the world of Irish Whiskey - forget Guinness for one day, as this is the true taste of Ireland.

Unlike the Nikka Days whisky, this doesn’t map across quite so simply to the more familiar Scottish whiskies that Japanese whiskies are often associated with. Whilst there are not currently equivalent budget options, there are very decent whiskies that don’t cost the earth. Don't leave the cocktail-making to the pros at fancy bars - try a classic Old Fashioned yourself, from the comfort of your very own kitchen. Mars Shinsu is a heritage distillery that's had a complicated journey, closing several times along the way, although it's enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. The mere existence of Japanese whisky might be a surprise to the mainstream drinker, despite the best of it being as complex and refined as anything being put out by the Scots.

Think jam-packed hampers, boozy baubles and advent calendars, 'mature your own' kits and even personalised whisky tasting sets. Well, That Boutique-y Whisky Company does exactly what it says on the tin - well, box of whisky, in this case.

This practice was still going strong when, in 1918, a young chemist named Masataka Taketsuru was put on a boat to Glasgow to learn how to make whisky. WHISKY is a spirit that can be like Marmite to even the most seasoned of spirit drinkers - it can seem tricky to pin one down that you actually like. This blending kit lets you create your custom Scotch whisky at home from four single malts and a single grain.

Flavour profiles will include hints of bitterness, too, that are striking when first tasted, but sit neatly within the blenders’ intent. Japan is well recognised as a leading producer of incredibly good whisky - find out why with this tasting set. Despite only arriving on the whisky playing field comparatively recently, Japan has some of the very greatest malts in the world. NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. Behind 12 windows are 12 supreme, wax-sealed drams containing 30ml of fine whisky from a range of Scottish distilleries.