Chivas Regal 12: Strathisla-Hearted Speyside Honey Blend

Item: Chivas Regal 12: Strathisla-Hearted Speyside Honey Blend
Rating: 8.4
Author: Joe Whitfield

Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026 1 views

8.4 /10

EDITOR

Distillery: Various
Type: Scotch
Age: 12 Years
ABV: 40% ABV
Price: £32

Tasting Notes

Nose

Honey, ripe apple and pear, vanilla wafer, soft hazelnut and a gentle whiff of heather.

Palate

Creamy and rounded — orchard fruit, honeyed malt, butterscotch, almond and a touch of warm spice.

Finish

Medium length, smooth and nutty with lingering honey and a faint floral note.

First Impressions

Chivas Regal 12 is the textbook Speyside-style blend — gentle, honeyed and immediately approachable.

Distillery & Heritage

The Chivas brothers opened their Aberdeen grocery in 1801 and were supplying whisky to Queen Victoria by 1843. Today owned by Pernod Ricard, the blend is built around Strathisla — Scotland's oldest continuously operating Highland distillery (1786) — and is married at the Chivas Brothers blending halls under master blender Sandy Hyslop.

Tasting Notes in Detail

The nose offers honey, baked apple and a soft hazelnut creaminess. The palate is silky and rounded — vanilla, butterscotch, orchard fruit and gentle spice.

Verdict

The benchmark smooth blend.

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Joe Whitfield

Editor-in-Chief

Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...