![]() It was also one of the very first brands to export their finest and most aged drink to the United States, becoming associated with high-profile patrons such as Frank Sinatra, becoming synonymous with luxury and fashion. Ever the innovators,Ĭhivas Regal was also one of the first blended Scotch whisky brands to introduce prestige and luxury into the art of whisky making by using the rarest and most carefully selected single malts to blend their whiskies. In terms of history, and tradition, Chivas Regal edges out Glenfiddich as they were one of the first Scotch whisky brands to earn the preference of the British Monarchy, much before the very foundations of Glenfiddich were laid.Īt a time when blended Scotch whiskies were perceived to be inferior to single malt whiskies, Chivas Brothers worked hard to shatter this baseless myth by producing spirits that were renowned far and wide for their smoothness and distinct palate and aroma. Together, these historic Speyside distilleries earned the region its very own identity as a distinct Scotch producing territory of Scotland. Glenfiddich was one of the many distilleries that popped up in the Speyside following the establishment, and subsequent success of The Glenlivet, the first legal distillery in the Speyside that paved the way for other distilleries in the region. It has a diverse inventory of expressions beginning from the standard Glenfiddich 12-year-old, to the 21-year-old in their core range, with a vintage 26-year-old expression too. Swan-necked copper stills are used to produce the Glenfiddich single malts, one of the world’s most widely sold single malt whiskies. A ‘glen’ is a narrow valley with concave sides. ![]() Gaelic for Valley of the Deer, Glenfiddich is recognized all over by their logo, a stag and for their fine single malts that have earned them a lot of acclaim and praise from whisky lovers worldwide.Įstablished in 1886 in Dufftown by William Grant, the Glenfiddich distillery is located in the ‘glen’ of the River Fiddich. Today, the Chivas Regal brand has fortified its name in the realm of whisky making, and continues to reinvent itself with some of the most exquisite blends that are doing right by tradition with some of the most robust and timeless expressions such as the Chivas Regal 25-year-old, and the Chivas Brothers Blend while constantly reinventing themselves at the same time with blends such as Chivas Mizunara, an ode to Japanese traditions, and the Chivas Regal Ultis, a prestigious blend of five iconic Speyside single malts. ![]() Chivas Regal introduced the United States to the first luxury Scotch whisky ever produced, and was an instant hit with the New York elite. Granted a Royal Warrant in 1843 to supply goods to Queen Victoria, the Chivas Regal brand went from strength to strength to conquer the loyalties of every Scotch lover in Scotland and England, and it was time to spread the gospel of luxury Scotch whisky around the world. Established in 1801, the Chivas Brothers perfected the meticulous art of blended Scotch whiskies while catering to a wealthy clientele that within a few decades, included the British Monarchy itself.
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