The Glenlivet 18 – your festive friend

Ever since I’ve worked in the wine trade, december means a flood of texts and emails asking which wine I should buy for Christmas. I’m happy helping friends and family choose the perfect bottle, and always will be. But now that I’m working for a whisky company, those questions have become ‘My uncle is a huge whisky buff, what should I get him?’ to ‘My brother doesn’t know a lot about whisky but wants a bottle for Christmas – help!’

I’m not expert enough on whisky (yet), so I’m trying to find a solid, dependable bottle that will tick most...