Royal Salute 21 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 44 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Distinguished. Intense. Old library. Pot pourrie. Dundee cake. Orange flan. Pepper. Fresh almond. Palate Smooth and silky. Dried apricot. Raisins in rum. Walnut and date biscuit. Finish Everlasting. Spicy. Ginger. Slowly vanishing on a luscious praline note. Comment Antique shope aromas. Oak and fruit locked in a sensual embrace.

Dave Broom Nose Understated and takes time to open. Almond skin, dried peels, honeycomb, light smoke, bruised apple, nut bowl, wax. Mature. Palate Lemon, lime, then marzipan, coconut, hay, nutmeg deepening into honey, cooked raspberry. Finish Anise/basil. Expansive and complex. Comment A classic example of the understated, elegant approach of the old Chivas blends.