Royal Salute 21: tasting · The Whisky Desk

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-29 · from the Royal Salute desk

I kept coming back to the orchard fruit on Royal Salute 21. Masses of it, a hint of passion fruit, then a drop of water lets a banana note up. Thick and chewy, a little nut on the finish. $210 at Dan's. More on it in this week's piece.

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Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Royal Salute 21 price this week: $210 (price.ticket)
Royal Salute 21 360° low (like for like): $99 (price_360.seats)
Royal Salute 21 360° high (like for like): $161 (price_360.seats)
Chivas Regal 18 for a Royal Salute 21 drinker: 85% (brand.siblings.stand_ins.sib_for_me.share)
Chivas Regal 18 price this week: $125 (price.ticket)
what a Chivas Regal 18 drinker would pay for Royal Salute 21: $99 (price_360.seats.seat)
Chivas Regal 18 drinker's answer for Royal Salute 21 as a share of their own bottle: 79% (seat / peer_ticket)
Johnnie Walker 18 for a Royal Salute 21 drinker: 91% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Johnnie Walker 18 price as a share of Royal Salute 21: 85% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Johnnie Walker 18 price this week: $179 (price.ticket)
Johnnie Walker 18 usual price: $179 (price_guide.usual)
Johnnie Walker 18 lowest seen: $133 (price_guide.seen_low)
Johnnie Walker 18 highest seen: $179 (price_guide.seen_high)
Chivas Regal 18 price as a share of Royal Salute 21: 60% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Royal Salute 21 per standard drink: $9.51 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Chivas Regal 18 per standard drink: $5.66 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Johnnie Walker 18 per standard drink: $8.10 (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 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Johnnie Walker 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 Johnnie Walker 18 (never say every bottle is under the pint)

Omissions

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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

47 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

57 pieces · observed

Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

$130.99list 11-05

CE 360° $131.20 · 26.7% over · #8 of 9 in Islands

per standard drink $5.93 · #9 of 9 in Islands

37 pieces · observed

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