Four years running strong, Japanese January was once again made possible- thanks to Perth’s travel retail and its sale of Chivas’ 18 Year Old ‘Limited edition’, one that is finished in first fill mizunara oak, pretty much the most cumbersome of all woods used to mature whisky. This expression was the distiller’s second attempt at…
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Review : Chivas Regal Mizunara
Oriental spirits have become quite the novelty over the last few years with demand outweighing supply causing retail prices to cross into unchartered territory for what a similar aged spirit ought to be. And with this new found fame, critics and distillers around the globe came knocking in the hopes of better comprehending the art…
Review : Chivas Regal’s Chivas Brother’s Blend
The Chivas Distilleries hadn’t strayed much with their bottle designs when it came to profiling their whisky portfolio. They did however leverage color to visually distinguish between the various bottlings and much of these colorings to me have been carefully picked such that it aligns closely with their branding – regal, high stature and luxurious….
Review #50 : Chivas Regal 18 Years Old
This post, the 65th, happened to coincide with my 50th whisky review which now meant I needed to open something a bit out of the mundane (based on our recent poll this had to be a blended whisky). The month of August too had several highlights which gave all the more reason that I pick…
Review : Chivas Regal Extra
The weekend came with a surprise, in the shape of a nice shiny red box – The Chivas Regal Extra; thanks to a friend of mine who got hold of it at the Duty Free Store. Its absence at the local liquor stores tells me that it’s still being exclusively sold at the airports and…
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