TWE Guide

Whisky by Flavour

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If you're struggling to choose which whisky to buy, we can help. We've come up with the eight most common styles of whisky and allocated them to the ones we sell. Each style sums up the flavours you'll find in a glass of whisky, so whether you're looking for an elegant and floral dram or something loaded with rich fruit and spice, you're sure to find a whisky you like.

The Eight Flavours Choose your favourite

Elegant and floral

Elegant and floral

Light, delicate drams that show off whisky's softer side, with subtlety, elegance and finesse
Fresh fruit and vanilla

Fresh fruit and vanilla

Bursting with flavour, these whiskies are fresh, clean and sweet, with tropical fruit and soft spice
Dried fruit and nut

Dried fruit and nut

Great all-round whiskies that offer plenty of rich fruit and nuttiness, ideal for beginners
Malt and honey

Malt and honey

Rich, with a delicious honeyed maltiness, these whiskies offer classic aromas and flavours
Rich fruit and spice

Rich fruit and spice

Bursting with fruit and spice, this selection is ideal for those who like their whiskies to be full flavoured but still easy to drink
Peat and fruit

Peat and fruit

A refined take on peaty whiskies – classic peat flavours but with clean and pure fruity notes
Maritime and smoky

Maritime and smoky

Experience refreshing coastal notes with these maritime whiskies – waves of sea spray and brine
Rich and peaty

Rich and peaty

Big, full-flavoured whiskies that will satisfy lovers of peat – drams that demand your attention