But who cares when you have this to warm the cockles. Created in honour of the Stark family of Winterfell, who it must be said have a pretty rough time of it in Game of Thrones. Maybe that’s why Diageo chose one of their smoothest malts. Or could it be because Dalwhinnie is one of the highest and coldest distilleries in all of Scotland? Either way, Winter’s Frost has been slowly matured in ex-Bourbon barrels and is a classic Dalwhinnie: honey drizzled over figs, apricots and orange peel, crème brûlée, peanut brittle, Christmas cake, barley sugars, the cold snap of grapefruit and green apple sorbet, the prickle of Szechuan peppercorns, and – maybe rather fittingly for Game of Thrones – a quick tumble in the hay. Many will be losing their heads over this dram.

Without a doubt, the most highly anticipated collaboration in the history of Scotch: Diageo and Game of Thrones. Using eight very different Scottish distilleries from their enviable portfolio, Diageo has created an eight-strong limited edition collection of Single Malts inspired by the HBO series. Launched to coincide with the eighth, and final, season of the TV phenomenon based on the books by George R. R. Martin, there’s one for each of the great houses of the seven kingdoms of Westeros, and a special black bottle for the guards on the Wall, The Night’s Watch. Immense demand has seen many retailers sell out of their allocation on pre-order even before release. So Harvey Nichols is proud to announce that we have secured some just for you. This is a fitting way to toast the end of an era.