Royal Salute 21: tasting · The Whisky Guy

The Whisky Guy

@whiskypund77161 · 2026-11-05 · from the Royal Salute guy

Royal Salute 21, $210 at Dan Murphy's, and it drinks its age: orchard fruit in masses, a hint of passion fruit, oak gone soft and round, a banana note with a drop of water. Thick and chewy, a nut on the finish. One for the patient sipper. More in this week's piece. Fancy a dram?

279/280 · sources

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Royal Salute 21 price this week: $210 (price.ticket)
Royal Salute 21 360° low (like for like): $107 (price_360.seats)
Royal Salute 21 360° high (like for like): $502 (price_360.seats)
Chivas Regal 18 for a Royal Salute 21 drinker: 86% (brand.siblings.stand_ins.sib_for_me.share)
Chivas Regal 18 price this week: $125 (price.ticket)
what a Chivas Regal 25 drinker would pay for Royal Salute 21: $502 (price_360.seats.seat)
Chivas Regal 25 drinker's answer for Royal Salute 21 as a share of their own bottle: 78% (seat / peer_ticket)
Chivas Regal 25 for a Royal Salute 21 drinker: 84% (stand_ins.alternatives)
Chivas Regal 18 price as a share of Royal Salute 21: 60% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Chivas Regal 25 price as a share of Royal Salute 21: 308% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Chivas Regal 25 price this week: $646 (price.ticket)
Chivas Regal 25 usual price: $646 (price_guide.usual)
Royal Salute 21 per standard drink: $9.51 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Chivas Regal 25 per standard drink: $29.24 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Chivas Regal 18 per standard drink: $5.66 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
Royal Salute 21: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Chivas Regal 25: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Chivas Regal 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Chivas Regal 18
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Royal Salute 21 and Chivas Regal 25 (never say every bottle is under the pint)

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Notes for reviewer

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

$209.99list 11-05

CE 360° $222.78 · 14.3% over · #63 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $9.51 · #61 of 75 in Speyside

19 pieces · observed

Chivas Regal 25 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

$645.99list 11-05

CE 360° $481.95 · 25.4% over · #75 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $29.24 · #73 of 75 in Speyside

6 pieces · observed

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

$124.95list 11-05

CE 360° $114.19 · 8.6% over · #44 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $5.66 · #44 of 75 in Speyside

20 pieces · observed

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