Rosencrantz
Chivas Regal Strathisla 12 Year Distillery Collection
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
April 18, 2020 (edited December 1, 2022)
Strong component of malt and cereals on the nose, accompanied by honey, peach in syrup, raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon, candied orange. Slight presence of wood in the background. Sherried notes rather common but enjoyable.
The mouth is warm and spicy, with hazelnuts, citrus fruits, honey and butter biscuits. Pepper. Little evolution or complexity, simple and direct.
Fairly short finish, nutmeg, pepper, orange peel.
A whisky without frills, which offers a disengaged but pleasant drink, perfect for sharing.
Even without having tried it, I think that the new version with the lowest grade has only to lose in comparison.
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@Rosencrantz Thanks - I'll keep an eye out for it. I've reviewed the 40% version here and gave it 3.25 stars. From memory it was a sweeter and less interesting expression than this one sounds to be.
@cascode, yes, they changed the bottle (and the content) on 2013, opting for a more banal style in my opinion. You can still find this bottle online though.
Is this an old bottling? I've never seen that packaging before - we only get the round brown bottle in the white cardboard box over here.