This is the first of three November outturns, which - combined with a surprise Halloween outturn the previous week - gives us a mammoth 60 whiskies before the Christmas period.

With a lot of whiskies scoring 4/5, it's tough to pick favourites - but I'm going for the superb Bowmore. Honourable mentions go to the Arran, the excellent Glendullan, the delightfully atypical Highland Park and the charming Auchroisk.