Chivas Regal 13 Year Manchester United Special Edition

This is pretty nice. Creamy flavor with just a little extra kick from the rye casking but this is still very smooth and easygoing.

Nose is very tame. Bit of honey, bit of bread, bit of peat smoke. Not much else. White tea with honey and a cracked pepper finish. Bit of smoke, but far from a peat bomb. Slightly sweet and smooth. A little tannin pucker to it. As it warms, a buttered toast flavor arrives, then morphs further to orange zest and light milk chocolate. A very well-mannered whiskey. Close to boring, but rewards some patience. Best neat and slowly sipped.

Subtle apple, sweet honey, a touch of cinnamon and a wee rye peppery finish. Enjoyable for non-scotch lovers I would suspect, but if you’re a single malt lover you best not be distractible because you might find it overly polite.

Honey, barley, heather and vanilla wafers on the nose, slightly grainy and coating palate with honey and vanilla notes, the finish is medium length with the honey and vanilla accompanied by a peppery note.