Chivas Royal Salute 30-year-old the Key to the Kingdom / 40% / 0.5l

Chivas Royal Salute is historically associated with the British Monarchy and the Royal Family.

The edition presented here, The Key to the Kingdom, refers to the "Ceremony of the Keys", which takes place annually at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, the Scottish summer residence of the rulers of the United Kingdom. The ceremony usually takes place at the beginning of summer, when the arriving monarch receives the keys to the city from the Lord Lieutenant. In accordance with tradition, as a sign of trust, he hands them over to the city council. This ceremony symbolizes honor and freedom and is one of the customs observed with pride by the British monarchs. The whisky referring to it is blended from malt and grain distillates aged for no less than 30 years.

Nose: fruity-sweet, ripe pears and apricots, blood oranges, cantaloupe, honey, milk fudge, vanilla, almond croissant, a hint of allspice and a fleeting trace of smoke.

Taste : well-balanced, peaches in syrup, pears, oranges, rhubarb cake, milk chocolate, honey, sugared walnuts, notes of candied ginger and oak.

Finish : long, with notes of fruit candy, toffee, honey, nougat, cinnamon, ginger and fading smoke in the background.