Chivas Regal 18 Year Gold Signature

Opened this alongside it's younger sibling 12 year old to do a little comparison. It's blended using several 18 year old malts, but comes in at the normal 80 proof. It's a darker copper in color and smells heavily of sweet, sherry-casked whisky. On the palate it's nicely sweet with a very nice oak and vanilla profile. There's almost no heat, which is excellent for a blended scotch IMO. The finish is medium length and extremely smooth. If this bottle came in at a more reasonable price for a blend I'd keep it stocked at the bar. Very non-offending to Highland style scotch drinkers. At close to $80 a bottle I can think of many single malts I'd rather spend that money on, but on its own merits it's actually pretty damn tasty. Closer to 3.75 stars than 3.5. Cheers.

Møre like a single malt then the 12Yo. This is quite heavy. Dark chocolate, butterscotch and a little grainy. It fades away quite fast like many blends do.