THAT’S THE SPIRIT

If whisky is your strength, consider gifting your best buds prized blends you can call your own. Under the John Walker & Sons’ invite-only Signature Blend programme, you’ll enjoy intimate sessions with master blender Jim Beveridge – among the most hallowed authorities in the whisky world.

During the sessions, you’ll explore the intricacies of handpicked, rare whisky, while Beveridge ascertains your taste profile. He then creates the bespoke blend accordingly, while you work with a commissioned designer to fashion the bottle – the handcrafted labels, packaging and seals are yours to mandate.

Each of the 50 bottles will be serialised and marked with your signature as well as Beveridge’s. The process may take up to eight months and falls just short of a quarter million quid to get going – a small cost for your made-tomeasure dram.

For enquiries, e-mail privateclientsg@diageo.com.