Chivas Regal Brother's Blend

Sample 3 of @Nelom's generous gift, this is a 12 YO travel retail expression opened April 2016 and the sample of which was created in late August.

At 40% I probably won't add water.

Let's see:

Nose - forgettable, my first impression was "smells like Scotch". fruity, some apple, light syrup. Something else I can't quite identify, which gives it a bit of depth. 21/25

Taste - Bitter. Ughhh! Not at all what I expected from the nose. Definitely some spice and vanilla, but decidedly UNPLEASANT! 10/25

Finish - Dry and, thankfully, short. 19/25

Balance - needless to say this is very unbalanced. 15/25

Score (neat): 65/100

Against my better judgement, I added a few drops of water. The nose stays the same but the palate actually becomes less noxious. It becomes just bitter (13/25).

Score (with water): 68/100

I must say I was surprised and taken aback by the flavour of this one. I've no doubt some people like this one, but for me it did nothing (positive).

In response to the obvious questions I expect, this is not as bad as Lambertus.

As an alert to others, however, I'm posting the lesser of the 2 scores, the whisky taken neat.

@Nelom, please don't take offense. It was a kind gift. And it was definitely educationa;, especially regarding the disparity between sweet nose and bitter palate.

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