🥃 Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Gold Signature
18-year-old blended Chivas Regal Scotch whisky; 40% ABV; all whiskies in the blend are at least 18 years old; created in 1997.
Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Gold Signature is the older blend in the Chivas Regal range. According to Difford's Guide, it is a mix of grain whisky and a large share of single malts, all aged at least 18 years. Its strength is 40% ABV, and its release is dated 1997.
As the source notes, the blend was created by Chivas Brothers master blender Colin Scott. The single malts come mainly from Pernod Ricard distilleries in Speyside, among them Strathisla, which the brand calls its “spiritual home”. Difford's Guide does not name the cask types. Under the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009, any stated age corresponds to the youngest whisky in the blend.
Why this matters to you. In this version all the whiskies are at least 18 years old, so it is compared with the 12-year-old by maturity and complexity rather than by strength: both have 40% ABV. This is a blend, not a single malt. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol.
Facts
| Year founded | 1997 (release according to Difford's Guide, master blender Colin Scott) |
|---|---|
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009, sections 3 and 12 (blended Scotch whisky; age) |
| Raw material | grain whisky and a high share of single malts (mostly Speyside, including Strathisla), all at least 18 years old |
| Minimum maturation | 18 years (age of the youngest whisky); at least 3 years by law |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Gold Signature → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Single Grain Scotch Whisky
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Traditions
- 🧑🤝🧑 British
- Part of
- 🥃 Chivas Regal, 🥃 Blended Scotch Whisky
- Related to
- 🥃 Speyside whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Chivas Regal 12 Year Old, 🥃 Chivas Regal 12 Year Old, 🥃 Chivas Regal 25 Year Old, 🥃 Chivas Regal Extra 13, 🥃 Chivas Regal 25 Year Old, 🥃 Chivas Regal Extra 13, 🥃 Strathisla, 🥃 Johnnie Walker, 🥃 Ballantine's, 🥃 Black Dog Reserve 18 Year Old
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that all the whiskies in Chivas 18 are at least 18 years old?
Yes, according to Difford's Guide: the grain whisky and all the single malts in the blend are at least 18 years old.
When was Chivas Regal 18 released?
In 1997, according to Difford's Guide; the blend was created by master blender Colin Scott.
What is the ABV of Chivas Regal 18?
40% ABV, according to Difford's Guide.
What to read next
- 🥃 Chivas Regal 12 Year Old — The base expression of Chivas Regal: a blended Scotch whisky aged 12 years, 40% ABV; based on Strathisla and other Speyside malt whiskies.
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky — Scotch from a single distillery: only malted barley, water and copper pot stills; at least 3 years in oak, 40% vol. or more.
Similar
🥃 Chivas Regal 25 Year Old · 🥃 Chivas Regal 12 Year Old · 🥃 Chivas Regal Extra 13 · 🥃 Black Dog Triple Gold Reserve · 🥃 Bombay Dry Gin · 🥃 Bombay Sapphire East
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Difford's Guide: Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Gold Signature (40 %; grain whisky and a high proportion of single malts, all at least 18 years old; launched 1997; master blender Colin Scott)
- Difford's Guide: Chivas Brothers (owner Pernod Ricard; range: Chivas Regal 12, 18, 25, Extra 13 Oloroso Sherry Cask launched July 2020)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky (Scotland, min. 3 years, min. 40 % ABV)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 12: age statements (age of the youngest whisky)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)