Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Malt balanced by waves of chocolate-coated

balanced by waves of chocolate-coated honeycomb and toffee-coated peanuts

gives way to a sweet liquorice and aniseed flavour as it opens up

Bottled at cask strength of 61

naturally coloured and bottled at 48%

Palate: Medium

Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Malt balanced by waves of chocolate-coatedThe Royal Salute 21yo is a blended whisky, first released in 1953 and produced by Chivas Brothers and thus likely to contain the jewels in the Chivas single malt distillery stable (likely candidates being Glenlivet and Longmorn) but the heart of the blend is Strathisla. Presented in a Wade ceramic decanter available in three colours (ruby, sapphire and emerald) and accompanied by a velvet bag. Bottled at 43%. Nose: A restrained nose of vanilla,