Jose-Massu-Espinel
Royal Salute 25 Year The Treasured Blend
Blended — Scotland
Reviewed
October 3, 2022 (edited October 4, 2022)
Have you ever heard the phrase: "the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot"; well that is my case, since i am Chivas Regal Brand Ambassador for my country, and i have never had this 25yo Royal Salute before, and it has been in the market for quite a while.
Happy to finally taste it, this very fancy whisky is also called "the treasure blend" and it honours the Crown Jewels. Bottled at 40%abv, lets see if this one is any good.
On the nose: red fruits, orange peel, glazed pork, salt and prunes. After a first sip, the aroma changed into orange caramel, and strawberry candy.
On the palate, it starts with cotton candy, red fruits like strawberries. Hay and salt. Very salty actually. The second sip gave me this child liquid remedy called "coricidin". Hershey's red fruit syrup. Chocolate. Very nice.
Aftertaste has to have some slight peatiness, that is what i can guess from the notes. Cuban cigar, hay. Excelent, long salty finish.
Overall, this is quite elegant. It might be one of the creamiest, smoothest, fruity blends i have ever had. It is way better than the "normal" Chivas 25yo that has existed forever. I really liked it, and it can be served in any fancy event you can have. My score for it is 91 over 100.
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Naive question : what’s a brand ambassador for a country do? Is it a paid marketing or sort of like a grass roots unpaid advocate ?