Chivas Regal 18 Year Old has been created by using whiskies matured for at least 18 years which has resulted in this very special Whisky. Exceptional richness with aromas of buttery toffee, dark chocolate and dried fruit. Hints of spices and smoke combine to produce a long, warm finish.
One of highest of all Highland distilleries, Dalwhinnie produces a welcomingly gentle whisky that’s full of character. Smooth, soft and lasting flavors of heather, honey sweetness and vanilla are followed by a lingering finish of smoke, peat and malt.
First you get the silky coating. Just as you purr from that and you settle into the malty attack, from nowhere a subtle honey edge descents. An unusual, brief sharpness retreats, allowing room for the most delicate of smoke; only half-serious vanilla and lazy citrus continue to give the feel of a younger than normal malt and no heather, with the lightest sprinkling of peat.
“Great to see French casks that actually complement a whisky – so rare! An exercise in outrageously good sweet-dry balancing”
It is here, in hand selected wine barriques from Sauternes: the most famous and ancient sweet wine growing region of France, that this whisky develops its rich, spicy and dessert-like flavours.