Head to head · unusually close flavour match
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old vs Teeling Small Batch
No flavour axis separates them, so the difference on record is disclosure: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old states 12 years, Teeling Small Batch states no age.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Chivas Regal 12 Year Old | Teeling Small Batch | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Blended scotch | Irish blend |
| Origin | Scotland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Age | 12 years | No age statement |
| Strength | Not published | 46% ABV |
| Cask | Not disclosed | Ex-bourbon barrel, Central American rum cask |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £33 | £32 |
| Per 10cl | £4.71 | £4.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | — | £99 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | No |
What separates them
Different countries: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old from Scotland, Teeling Small Batch from Dublin, Ireland.
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old is a blended scotch, Teeling Small Batch a irish blend.
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old states 12 years; Teeling Small Batch states none.
Teeling Small Batch lists ex-bourbon barrel and central american rum cask. Chivas Regal 12 Year Old publishes no cask detail at all.
Chill filtration: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old does not say, Teeling Small Batch is not.
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old: specifications not yet producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old is £1.00 dearer a bottle than Teeling Small Batch.
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 | Teeling Small Batch |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 1 | 0 |
| Sweet | 7 | 7 |
| Fruity | 6 | 6 |
| Spicy | 4 | 5 |
| Woody | 4 | 4 |
| Sherried | 4 | 3 |
| Cereal | 5 | 5 |
| Oily | 5 | 7 |
No axis reaches the 3-point gap we call meaningful. Widest is oily, 5 against 7.
Identical on sweet, fruity, 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 →Teeling Small Batch
Vanilla and spiced rum sweetness at 46%, non-chill-filtered. Remarkable for the money.
Fully aged in ex-bourbon, then married in Central American rum casks for 'up to 12 months' — note that is a ceiling, not a fixed period.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Chivas Regal 12 Year Old for mixing and value, Teeling Small Batch for value at 46%, first irish whiskey and highball.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Chivas Regal 12 Year Old and Teeling Small Batch: pernod-ricard.com, reservebar.com, teelingwhiskey.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.