Chivas Regal 18 Year Old

Bought the sample bottle five years ago and put it in the pantry. Finally opened it up tonight, clean ice and glass, sipping slowly. Exactly as described above. I'm a novice but it is warm, buttery, complex ingredient variations in my opinion and super smooth.

14th October 2019

Nose: Vanilla, orange, grassy, oaky, hint of smoke. Overly balanced, not a strong nose.
Palate: oaky, little spicy, hint of marmalade in the background.
Finish: Marmalade and strong dark chocolate. Very oaky.
Add a few drops of water and it only becomes more smoky and woody. All subtle notes disappear.

Expected way more, quite thin and boring. Not much to it

6th September 2019

Absolutely beautifull but dangerous I opened a bottle to test it and soon found the bottom of the bottle easy to drink very smooth 10/10

5th August 2019

Big disappointment. For 60 quid, you can get a far better drink. I should have known better buying a blend and anything at a mere 40%

12th May 2019

I think I need a bottle!

6th February 2019

This is a good scotch to drink. the nose is full and the taste is rich with flavor. go get a bottle and put a smile on your face.

9th January 2019

Oaky, rich... The winner!

1st December 2018

Great introduction to high end scotch. Doesn't over power with leather smokiness. Very smooth, light-med bodied, very enjoyable even for non scotch drinkers. Highly recommended to all grownup non fireball drinkers. Much much better than their 12 as that's the only over chives I've had. I cant get down more than one dram of jw black or chivas 12. I could easily down 2 (or 12 :D) of these. Gonna go buy another bottle.

26th August 2018

Chivas alongside JW are the main players in the blended terrain. Whiskies that you could get anywhere in the world... this shouldn't degrade them though as someone could think that these drams are another average commercial product. Speaking specifically for Chivas Regal 18 yo there are not too many other whiskies that can beat that (especially at that price). Although I am a big whisky fan I cannot class myself amongst these whisky connoisseurs that can distinguish aroma and different flavours although I will keep it really simple saying that this is probably the smoothest whisky you can get with a really balanced taste, unique aroma and amazing colour. The 12 yo is good but once you jump on the 18 yo there is no way back. Highly recommended for special occasion and for every day as well!
Slainte!

18th July 2018

Great scotch.
Unique spicy finish.

8th May 2018

Rich, full of flavor, best Chivas so far. Blueblooded all the way...Two thumbs up!

30th March 2018

I could never understand why people drank whisky neat until I tried this malt.
The orange and smoke overtones were very evident in this palatable single malt.

17th March 2018

Excellent value for the money. Drank along side Mcallan 15 21 and 25. My blended scotch is usually Johnny Walker. I was impressed with quality and price.

28th January 2018

Disappointed. Would drink anything from compass box in this price range over this. Sipped spice tree side by side and this couldn't stand next to it. Glad I tried it. Always good to know where your tastes lie. At the end of the day I most appreciate the single malts.

22nd January 2018

This is great stuff and has more depth of flavours that the 12 year old. As a premium whisky, it should be bottled at a higher strength than 40%. Be careful adding too much water as it tastes best at near full strength. Lovely orange, chocolate and toffee flavours with sherry notes and spice. It is only beaten by Balantine's 17 that is in my opinion the ultimate premium blended Scotch.

12th January 2018

Very Excellent and smooth.

7th January 2018

The peat is there, the vanilla is there, the green apple is there, the spice is there, and it’s totally balanced. ITS ALL THERE. Just buy it. Just enjoy it. It’s worth it.

22nd November 2017

So good i have my bottle for 7 months and still can't find a celebration good enough to open it

24th October 2017

I'm enjoying it right now. I'm new to Scotch. I've tried the 12 y. Thought I would try the 18. I like the 18, the spice and what you call wood from the barrel stand out to me. Very nice.

15th October 2017

12 is good but 18 is much better...

6th October 2017

Smooth

2nd September 2017

I love the texture and aroma of this whisky

22nd July 2017

Good

2nd June 2017

its a excelent drink

27th March 2017

Super

19th March 2017

Excellent whisky and amazing how many more complex flavours you get with a decent blend compared to single malt! You can see why it's won so many awards!

16th March 2017

Great

28th February 2017

Best in class

18th January 2017

Exquisite taste

21st December 2016

Smooth, and excellent in all respects!

21st November 2016

Try this:

Buy a bottle of Chivas 18.

Buy a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue.

Try them both.

Go back to the store and buy another bottle.

I bet you'll grab the Chivas. For the price, it beats the best.

10th November 2016

Great!!!!!

26th October 2016

Amazing how the 5* reviews are all barely a few words. My favourite is "ever been the best blended whisky of all time... " I guess the Chivas brothers never went to school.

My favourite words are 'planted review'

21st October 2016

nicely balanced, easy drinking. approachable in every way. This would be a good whisky to introduce a non-whisky drinkers to scotch.

14th October 2016

Absolutely beautiful the best there is in my opinion ...

3rd October 2016

Ever been the best blended whisky of all time....

30th August 2016

My second bottle and the sweetest way to relax when I want to drift off. Smooth lingering finish I really like after a few icy cold flem cutters beforehand.

16th August 2016

Below average - at best. Perhaps the worst 18 y/o I have ever tasted.

Nose is promising: excellent grain, spicy oak & some sherry influence. First sip & it all changes with milk chocolate orange, spoiled by an unpleasant bitter / sour back note. Finish is short and returns to the sherry tones.

OK, its 18 y/o hence the rounded depth which is good - but the bitterness is why I wont buy again - its simply not a good blend The artificial tango suntal colour is offputting. And why a miserley 40% when 46% would have helped this shine?

1st August 2016

Firstly let me say I like this a lot. I think there is some quite old sherried malt in there.

Secondly, I drink a wide range of whiskies of all styles from all parts of the world. I often end up with bottles of the less expensive malt whiskies with maybe 100mls left and I don't really want to drink it, so I have adopted a tactic of pouring the last remnants of these bottles into a decanter to mix them together. This creates a blended malt of mysterious provenance and it's fun to pour it for friends and listen to them trying to guess what it is.

Thirdly, the contents of that decanter are very similar to the Chivas 18. Smooth, balanced, mildly sherried, a satisfying dram, easy to drink.

Fourthly, what that tells me is that the Chivas 18 is about as good as a random mix of 12 year old malts with the odd touch of A'Bunadh thrown in.

Compared to other, mainstream blended whiskies, this is excellent. But at £10 a bottle more than say The Glenlivet Nàdurra Oloroso cask strength? £7 more than Arran malt 14 yrs? Nah.

I still like it though.

14th June 2016

Great blend with great nose and taste. Leaves the 12YO far behind!

19th May 2016

The best

5th March 2016

Very nice dram.

18th February 2016

Good

21st January 2016

Nailed it!
I can't remember the last time I a dram of Chivas, but I saw this at a great price. Picked it up, and a week later, the 18 Year is almost gone. I loved this so much, I gave it to my son as a Christmas gift. Way to go Chivas!

29th December 2015

I am a single malt man ,
But this is Absolutely a must try, very smooth and goes down really well ,
Chivas 18 has got me .

17th December 2015

5 stars

6th December 2015

Taste

26th November 2015

26th November 2015

Started with this scotch and love it. One of the best and I’ve tasted more expensive. Very smooth with just the tight amount of burn.

19th November 2015

For a bleneded scotch, superb! I agree with the comment made below. I would much rather have an excellent blended scotch than a "that was ok" single malt. I have this at home, and Chivas is one of my "go-to" scotch.

Kris

29th October 2015

I'm a huge fan of Chivas 25 - simply one of the best blends in the world, and hugely satisfying, but I had never tried the 18 year old, which is available at about a quarter of the price. It's a lovely drink, thick, creamy, full of taste, with a slightly spicy, quite dry finish. It is smooth, as expected, but not in the same league as the 25. Happy I've tried it, and will enjoy this bottle, but I'll stick to the 25 from now on.

18th February 2015

title says it all. Chivas 18 is one of the best scotch you can get at about 18 USD. Period.

15th February 2015

I'm a single malt snob. It affects my rating. If this were a single malt that was "tastes exactly like new Air Jordans", I may give it as high as a 9. Given it's just a blend, I think "really all they can do is make it taste like a pair of new sneaks?" but also think it's decently drinkable and not too expensive, so give it a 7. Though it's not all that cheap either. Likely won't buy again regardless; too much else in the world.

17th January 2015

superb!perfect balance between orange and wood

11th January 2015

Call me names but I take spirit with water or ice allowed to melt a little or as much as it takes for me to feel some of what these professionals are expressing in their tasting notes.

This one is rich and spicy and the first blend I've really enjoyed which is to say I'm going now to pour another.

9th January 2015

I have always been a Makers Mark drinker (started with Jack), but this is simply amazing. Anyone who mixes this with anything but an ice cube, should be skinned alive. I can only imagine what the 25 year old tastes like, this is just plane superb !!!!!!

23rd December 2014

This wins head to head against single malts like Aberlour 12 (great woody with some moderate alcoholic burn which i suprisingly like here), Glenfiddich 12 (average fruity malt), Glenfidich solera vat 15 (probably the best nose, but not delivering on the palate as it is on the nose, but still a great one), Glenlivet 12 (good stuff, but I kind of got bored after 5 bottles or so). The triple (2 vs 1) fight against chivas 12 (my everyday drink, but I think it is losing its touch lately, or maybe it was just a rotten batch in a small 0.05 l. bottle) and JWB 12 (better then Chivas 12 lately, almost a little to sweet, but hides that sweetness with some smokiness), was also won super easy. Win against cognacs (Martell, Martell VSOP, Courvoisier, Hennessy and Remy Martin VSOP) was also super easy. A side note just that maybe Hennessy came close, but still very far away. I like Remy Martin also, but just a little to much alcoholic burn to my taste. Which I enjoy sometimes, but not always. The only battle that was really a though one to call a winner, was a head to head to Laphroaig 10, which is a love/hate kinda a thing (but a true masterpiece to my nose and taste), and I was going back and forth, smokiness and superstrong taste from Laphroaig 10 was trying to prevail, but after I was drink water, sniffing coffee, and finally deciding at the end, that Chivas 18 is way better. Chivas 18 gold signature is really like liquid gold. Sweet, super smooth, just the right amount of smokiness and sweetness, and when you "wash" your mouth with it, it leaves that rich long lasting finish...Mmmmm....

6th December 2014

The best of Chivas. High standard. Very smooth and classy.

15th November 2014

Although I prefer single malts, this is the best blended whisky with JW green. Go for it. Smooth...

11th November 2014

Soy amante de los single malt, pero este blended es increible

17th October 2014

top shelf!! cracks me up with the whole "dried fruit and dark chocolate" comments if you want that go get a cherry ripe. if you want a good scotch this is it!!

16th August 2014

Ms. Dung said it is good

27th May 2014

one of my favourites, very smooth and in my opinion best served with one ice cube.

9th May 2014

Not much on the nose, palate very smooth with a woody malty, peppery smoky finish, slight fruitiness

26th December 2013

Very smooth, spicy flavour. Wasn't expecting much from this whisky but I was very pleasantly surprised.

17th December 2013

great!

10th December 2013

Gentle on the palate with a sophisticated after taste....

10th October 2013

Very the soooooooonnn....

25th September 2013

EXCELLENT STUFF.TRY IT STRAIGHT.

26th April 2013

Un profumo eccellente e un gusto
Incredibile

6th February 2013

Has a faint smoky flavour near the end through the dark chocolate and dried fruits, fantastic!

9th January 2013

better than 12yo but at 18 years could be smoother, for a little more you could have Glenlivet 18

17th December 2012

im not a whisky drinker, but youve got me

19th March 2012

18 years old, the king of Whisky

8th March 2012

zanesha gaidam chera inghad gerune

8th November 2011

lovely

30th June 2011

Good for the money. It's definitely worth the extra £20 to get the fantastic 21 year aged Chivas Royal Salute.

7th February 2011

Packed with flavour, dried fruit and bitter chocolate. Worth every penny.

6th November 2010

lovely, lovely

7th April 2010