PBMichiganWolverine
Chivas Regal 12 Year
Blended — Scotland
Reviewed
November 15, 2016 (edited July 30, 2017)
My third day here in Delhi, and tonight wanted to give this a shot. They offer free wine, local beer, JW Black and Chivas 12 for happy hour. Not sure anything happy about this though. I had maybe a 50ml shot neat. Nose is orchard fruits...apples and pears. I couldn't detect any smoke or peat despite being dried with peat. Just fruits. But in my opinion, just falls apart in the palette--way too thin and really not like a whisky at all. I think it's meant as a mixer, and not to sip neat. I hated the finish... bitter sour apples. I'd not bother buying a bottle.
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I think it's this hotel in Delhi...bringing out the snooty uppity in me 😉
Pranay - It sounds like you're just having a good time of it (this and your previous JW Black post). Like Davy said and like my post on Chivas 12, it may not be particularly exciting but Chivas 12 is really not a bad dram. Maybe the bottle has been filled with something else?
My word, what a different experience from my last sample... I wonder how long the bottle had been sitting open, especially being one of only 2 common blends on offer, I bet they don't have many asking for it. Chivas was a pleasantly overlooked surprise for me, but perhaps it was the peace and quiet of "at home" contemplation that helped me to appreciate it (I've noticed I tend to be more critical / less appreciative in a bar or restaurant setting... not sure why yet, perhaps all the distractions?) However, Chivas IS an inoffensive, unadventurous, light and subtle dram for sure.