Its no wonder why i like Chivas Reagal 12yo and 18yo, it is because is full of this "rare" whisky. And i say rare because they only sell (as the official distillery) this 12yo expression leaving everything else for the Chivas Reagal and for the independent bottlers. Lots of history around this distillery, it once burned in a fire and some other time it exploded (1876 and 1879). But history does not pay in this dram. It is a little simple. Bottled at 40%abv with a deep gold color. On the nose is a little fruity, green apples, oranges, vanilla cream and honey. On the palate 3 notes: hay, tobbacco and bitter nutty finish which is very short. Overall i give this dram an 78 over 100.