Head to head · unusually close flavour match
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old vs Redbreast 12 Year Old
No flavour axis separates them. Redbreast 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 | Redbreast 12 Year Old | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Blended scotch | Single pot still |
| Origin | Scotland | Ireland |
| Age | 12 years | 12 years |
| Strength | Not published | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Not disclosed | Ex-bourbon, Oloroso sherry |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £33 | £55 |
| Per 10cl | £4.71 | £7.86 |
| Per litre of alcohol | — | £196 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Different countries: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old from Scotland, Redbreast 12 Year Old from Ireland.
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old is a blended scotch, Redbreast 12 Year Old a single pot still.
Both state 12 years.
Redbreast 12 Year Old lists ex-bourbon and oloroso sherry. 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
Redbreast 12 Year Old is £22 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 | Redbreast 12 Year Old |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 1 | 0 |
| Sweet | 7 | 6 |
| Fruity | 6 | 7 |
| Spicy | 4 | 5 |
| Woody | 4 | 5 |
| Sherried | 4 | 6 |
| Cereal | 5 | 7 |
| Oily | 5 | 7 |
No axis reaches the 3-point gap we call meaningful. Widest is sherried, 4 against 6.
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 →Redbreast 12 Year Old
Thick, oily pot-still spice with sherried fruit. The style Ireland nearly lost.
Single pot still requires a mash of both malted and unmalted barley — an Irish style that came close to extinction.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old for mixing and value, Redbreast 12 Year Old for something different and after dinner.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Chivas Regal 12 Year Old and Redbreast 12 Year Old: pernod-ricard.com, reservebar.com, redbreastwhiskey.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.