Product Description
At the turn of the 20th Century Chivas Regal 25 Year Old became a luxurious symbol of East Coast America's high society. It takes a whisky of superlative quality to follow in the footsteps of such an illustrious predecessor. Rewardingly rich, elegantly smooth and perfectly balanced Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Original is the consummate Scotch whisky blend.
The Chivas Regal Story
Chivas Regal was launched in 1909, a 25 year old luxury blend created for the sophisticated palates of America's East Coast high society. There had never been a whisky like it. Such was its success that, within months, demand outstripped supply. And then fate, in the form of World War I and the Prohibition era, intervened. Chivas Regal 25 Year Old disappeared from view, to become a highly sought-after collector's item.
Now, nearly a century later, the limited-release Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Original follows in the footsteps of its illustrious predecessor. It's been a long time coming, but that's what it takes to select whiskies of the right quality, age and character for the blend. Nothing less will do for this masterly exhibition of the blender's art.
The Birth of a 25 Year Old
Chivas has always been a byword for excellence. It was the benchmark set by James and John Chivas, whose shop in 19th century Aberdeen was an emporium of good taste, catering for the refined requirements of the nobility. Queen Victoria, residing at nearby Balmoral Castle, was a valued customer.
In time, the business passed into the hands of Alexander Smith and his master blender Charles Howard. Together they continued the Chivas brothers' quest for the perfect whisky blend, drawing on the company's unique and priceless stock of fine aged single malts and grain whiskies. Finally, in 1909, their ambition was triumphantly fulfilled. They called the 25 year old blend Chivas Regal.
This truly "Regal" Whisky is a superb example of all that is choicest and oldest in Scotch Whisky. It has that extreme delicacy and bouquet that age alone can confer, combined with the rare characteristics of the choicest Whiskies Scotland can produce.
A Meteoric Success
In the first decade of the 20th century America was booming, and nowhere more so than the city of New York. For those in high society there were the theatrical attractions of Broadway, the glittering milieu of the grand hotels, the endless round of lavish parties. On to this scene, in 1909, burst Chivas Regal.
The impact made by the 25 year old blended whisky, soon to be proudly displaying a Royal Warrant, could hardly have been greater. From New York to Chicago, Chivas Regal 25 Year Old became the fashionable tipple of the elite. Top hotels and restaurants pleaded for further supplies, promising to restrict sales to their most discerning and distinguished patrons.
The Blender's Masterpiece
Great whiskies don't happen by accident. To create a whisky as exceptional as Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Original requires passion, skill and experience -- and infinite patience. The challenge for Colin Scott, the Chivas master blender, was a formidable one: "To produce a whisky that would redefine the word luxurious, just as the first Chivas Regal did a century ago."
Each of the whiskies selected for Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Original has its own distinctive character and has been matured for at least a quarter of a century. Among them is Strathisla single malt, the whisky at the heart of Chivas Regal. All have been blended together to create a cohesive masterpiece of a sumptuous complexity.
The Taste of Luxury
The Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Original epitomises the Chivas family style, but with its own superlative qualities. The whisky's astonishingly rich character yields an abundance of flavour and aroma. Elegantly smooth and perfectly balanced, this is the consummate blend.
Nose: Enticing fruity aromas of sweet orange and peach, followed by notes of marzipan and nuts.
Palate: Hints of rich milk chocolate orange and a fondant creaminess.
Finish: Smooth, rounded and luxuriously long.
A Timeless Celebration
Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Original is a rare and exclusive blend of the finest Scotch whiskies. Because of its age, and to maintain the whisky's unmatchable quality, it is produced in limited quantities only, with each bottle individually numbered.
A whisky of the utmost refinement and good taste, it is the master blender's super achievement. And like any distinguished work of art, it merits contemplation and constant revisiting.
Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Original is a luxurious echo of the past. A cause for timeless celebration.
