Chivas Regal is a world-famous Scotch blend which was first made in the early 20th century by Chivas Brothers. The company can trace its roots back to 1801, with the opening of a grocers at Number 13 King Street, Aberdeen. Selling luxury food, coffee and spices, it wasn't until half a century later that the company started to make whisky, and then not until post-US Prohibition that Chivas Regal 12 Year Old was first officially released. F. Paul Pacult described Chivas Regal 12 as "the blend for grown-ups", awarding it an impressive 9 out of 10. It's a very apt statement - this is a very refined blended whisky, with herbs, honey and fruit leaping forth on the palate. Regularly lauded by the critics, this is a superb blend in its price category, representing great value for money.
A creamy, aromatic melange of vanilla custard, hints of aniseed, lemon curd and butter toffee. Wood shavings and dried banana chips develop with just a hint of cassis.
More of those banana chips showing through on the palate, this time there's a creamy hit of barley malt too, pepped up with a little allspice. Notes of ground walnut and caramel.
Light spice and black pepper on the tail. Lingering notes of cereal sweetness.
A spicy, beautifully balanced blend. Lots going on here.
Are there any 12yo blends worse than this one? Even a Balentine's 12yo tastes better, at a much lower price.
Perfectly drinkable, but not that interesting.
Smooth! A great sipping Scotch!
Tried it for the first time. It's a nice scotch with a good taste, very easy to drink. Downside is, that it's very bland and watery. If you were to add water you would get water with scotch taste. I see other reviewers comparing it to JWBL. JWBL has a more charismatic taste. The smoke and toffee/caramel taste give it a lot of character. The Chivas has a sweet taste, it's oily, but not as oily as say glenfiddich or glenlivet but it definitely has some of them in it. It just lacks some character. All in all it's a solid scotch. I would recommend it to first timers since it's the easiest to drink. My current top 5: 1. JWBL ***** 2. The Glenlivet 15 ***** 3. Laphroaig 10 ****1/2 4. Chivas Regal 12 **** 5. Glenfiddich 12 ***1/2 ....
Got to say that for a blended this is up there with Johnnie Walker Black and Monkey Shoulder
