Head to head · unusually close flavour match
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old vs Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
No flavour axis separates them. Glenfiddich 12 Year Old publishes its cask types, Chivas Regal 12 Year Old publishes none.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Chivas Regal 12 Year Old | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Blended scotch | Single malt |
| Origin | Scotland | Speyside, Scotland |
| Age | 12 years | 12 years |
| Strength | Not published | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Not disclosed | Ex-bourbon American oak, European oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £33 | £38 |
| Per 10cl | £4.71 | £5.43 |
| Per litre of alcohol | — | £136 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Both from Scotland.
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old is a blended scotch, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old a single malt.
Both state 12 years.
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old lists ex-bourbon american oak and european oak. Chivas Regal 12 Year Old publishes no cask detail at all.
Neither states chill filtration.
Neither set of specifications is producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old is £5.00 dearer a bottle than Chivas Regal 12 Year Old.
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old publishes no strength, so we will not cost it per litre of alcohol.
Flavour, compared
View as table
| Axis | Chivas Regal 12 Year Old | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 1 | 0 |
| Sweet | 7 | 6 |
| Fruity | 6 | 7 |
| Spicy | 4 | 3 |
| Woody | 4 | 4 |
| Sherried | 4 | 3 |
| Cereal | 5 | 5 |
| Oily | 5 | 4 |
No axis reaches the 3-point gap we call meaningful. Widest is peaty, 1 against 0.
Identical on woody and cereal.
Each bottle in its own right
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old
Soft, honeyed and inoffensive. Built for mixing rather than contemplation.
We cannot publish an ABV for this bottle. Chivas' own domains return HTTP 403 to us on every path, Pernod Ricard's brand page omits strength, and no major retailer exposes it in product data — so the widely repeated 40% is not something we can source. The blend is anchored to Strathisla, the oldest continuously operating distillery in Scotland, founded 1786.
Full record →Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
Pear and green apple over light malt. The reference point for accessible Speyside.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old for mixing and value, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old for first single malt and highball.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Chivas Regal 12 Year Old and Glenfiddich 12 Year Old: pernod-ricard.com, reservebar.com, glenfiddich.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.