Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky is a 750mL blended Scotch bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof), matured for a minimum of 18 years and built from over 20 single malts alongside grain whiskies from across Scotland. Created in 1997 by Master Blender Colin Scott, it is the expression the brand describes as carrying 85 flavour notes in every drop. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• ABV: 40% (80 proof)
• Size: 750mL
• Age: 18 Year Old — every whisky matured a minimum of 18 years
• Style: Blended Scotch whisky — over 20 single malts plus grain whiskies
• Heart malt: Strathisla — the brand's classic Speyside malt
• Creator: Colin Scott, Custodian Master Blender (created 1997)
• Colour: Intense, dark amber (brand)
• Award: Blended Scotch Whisky Trophy, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 (brand-claimed)

Eighty-Five Flavour Notes

The 18 was created in 1997 by Colin Scott — Chivas Regal's fifth Master Blender, later its Custodian Master Blender — as the deeper, more layered step up from the signature 12. Its blend draws on over 20 single malts, including the classic Speyside malt from Strathisla, Chivas Regal's home distillery, married with grain whiskies and rested in a variety of casks for a minimum of 18 years. The house's signature claim for the expression is its complexity: 85 distinct flavour notes layered into a single measure, from dried fruit and toffee to dark chocolate and a whisper of smoke. It took the Blended Scotch Whisky Trophy at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in 2014. Browse the house on the Chivas Regal vendor page.

Tasting Notes

Per the brand's official notes: a nose of dried fruits, buttery toffee and dark chocolate; a velvety palate of dark chocolate with elegant floral notes and a wisp of sweet, mellow smoke; and an extremely warm, long finish.

How to Enjoy

Pour it neat or with a single cube and give it a minute — the dark chocolate and dried fruit open slowly. It is the natural upgrade pour from Chivas Regal 12 Year Old, and the step below the numbered flagship Chivas Regal 25 Year Old.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the 85 flavour notes in Chivas Regal 18?
That is the brand's own description of this blend's complexity — 85 distinct flavour notes layered in every drop, spanning dried fruits, buttery toffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, zesty orange, almonds and cinnamon among them.

Is Chivas Regal 18 the same as Chivas Regal Ultis?
No. This is the standard 18 Year Old: an age-stated blend of malt and grain whiskies. Ultis is a separate, more expensive blended malt with no age statement.

Who created Chivas Regal 18?
Colin Scott, Chivas Regal's Master Blender (later Custodian Master Blender), created it in 1997.

Eighteen years, eighty-five flavour notes — order Chivas Regal 18 Year Old online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.