Pernod Ricard, the world’s second-largest wine and spirit maker, owns such whisky blends as Chivas Regal, Royal Salute and Ballantines, as well as single malts such as The Glenlivet, Longmorn and Aberlour

When one typically thinks of mainstream Scotch whisky releases that are rarer in scope, Diageo often jumps to mind. This spirit giant’s annual Special Releases collection pulls from both well known and