While the booming popularity of a good dram has sent the price of premium, age-statement bottles into the stratosphere, you don’t need to remortgage your house for a decent pour. The best supermarket whiskies now include some genuinely excellent bottles at prices that won’t make you wince.
If you’re hunting for a crowd-pleasing gift or something to sip in the sun, there’s no need to spend big to secure a decent bottle. To help separate the genuinely good-value whiskies from the underwhelming options, we asked industry experts to share the supermarket buys worth adding to your trolley.