Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky, Gold Signature, 70 cl

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Blends by their nature are cheaper to produce, as grain whisky ingredients are less expensive and it can be produced in larger quantities more efficiently. An 18-year-old Scotch that develops intense flavours within only the finest casks, it’s a refined and rich whisky with a never-ending taste experience. However, what I want to illustrate here is both Scotches are bound by the same rules around age statements, both are making Scotch, and both are very successful brands. Comparing the two, Johnnie Walker definitely makes Chivas Regal seem like a fruitier, sweeter scotch.

Every Chivas Regal whisky has its own unique formula and selection of aged whiskies, with their own character, flavour and taste experience. Released in 1997, the 18 Year Old Gold Signature blend has become a staple for Scotch whisky drinkers. The hallmark for this whisky’s continued success is just how approachable and easy it is to drink; this has a little something for virtually every palate out there and I’d be hard pressed to find someone who would turn down a nice pour of it. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. This isn’t going to blow you away, and for an 18-year-old beverage, the flavors are on the wrong side of robust for my taste preferences.Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site.

The bottle for review today is their 18-year-old offering, which is composed of 20 different grains and malt whiskies.Instead, a single malt must be made at a single distillery from 100% malted barley and distilled on a post still. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Across the mid-palate we have rich vanilla and creamy chocolate milk, although there is some acidity through the initial taste. Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Gold Signature is a multi-layered blend created by Colin Scott, one of the world’s most experienced Master Blenders.

Soon after, Chivas Brothers began aging, blending, and selling whisky produced by multiple distilleries. It works well in many of the classic scotch cocktails and modern recipes that bring unique flavors into the mix. Boasting “an incredible 85 unique flavour notes in every drop,” Chivas 18 strives to be seen as a bellwether for the sophistication of blended Scotch. Drinking Chivas 18 neat or on the rocks allows for exploration of the 85 flavour notes within this blended Scotch whisky.

Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! If you're looking for a scotch that will impress your taste buds as well as any friends you have over for an evening sipper, this is a good bet. The first breaths from the glass are rounded out by leather and what can only be described as a green jolly rancher. The history plays into the success of Chivas Regal 18 as it showcases the art of blending fine whisky.

The core of the brand's portfolio ranges from a nice 12-year-old to an amazing 25-year-old bottling. This highly awarded blend is produced using various malt and grain whiskies from distilleries all over Scotland, including their own classic Speyside malt from Strathisla. Blended whisky, on the other hand, can combine spirits from multiple different distilleries, and usually contains grain whisky distilled on column stills from other wheat or corn, as well as whisky distilled from malted barley on pot stills.Chivas 18 is also a perfect match for Scotch whisky cocktail classics that showcase its impressive flavour profile – try a traditional Old Fashioned. Chivas Regal 18 is a rich amber color, and it's said that up to 85 different flavors can be tasted in this whisky. Your information may be used by Chivas Brothers International Limited and made available through us to other members of the Pernod Ricard Group.