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Chivas Brothers Scoops 24 Golds At Tasting Competitions

14th June 2013

Chivas Brothers' whiskies scoops a raft of awards at prestigious tasting competitions.

International Spirits Challenge Gold 2013

Chivas Brothers’ impressive portfolio of Scotch whisky brands has scooped a total of 24 gold medals at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC) and The Scotch Whisky Masters.

The Glenlivet, the No. 2 Scotch malt whisky brand in the world, paved the way for Chivas Brothers with a resounding total of 12 gold medals received across the two competitions, including ‘Best in Class’ for its 18 Year Old bottle as well as gold medals for its Master Distiller’s Reserve, Nadurra 16 Year Old, Excellence, 12 Year Old, 15 Year Old, 21 Year Old, 21 Year Old Archive and XXV expressions.

There was further success for the malts portfolio with Strathisla receiving the coveted Master medal at The Scotch Whisky Masters and Aberlour winning gold medals for its 12 Year Old and A’bunadh in the ISC and The Scotch Whisky Masters respectively.

Chivas Brothers’ blends also triumphed at the ISC with Ballantine's Finest, Ballantine's 17 Year Old, Ballantine's 30 Year Old, Chivas 18 Year Old and Royal Salute 21 Year Old each receiving a gold medal at the competition. Ballantine’s was awarded a further two gold medals for its 12 Year Old and Limited expression at The Scotch Whisky Masters.

Christian Porta, Chairman and CEO of Chivas Brothers commented: "We are proud to see that our portfolio of premium Scotch whiskies has received top awards from this year’s edition of the ISC and The Scotch Whisky Masters. The judges have once again acknowledged the consistent high quality of our brands and the expertise and dedication of our master distiller and blenders."

In addition to their successes at the ISC and The Scotch Whisky Masters, Aberlour A’bunadh and The Glenlivet XXV also ranked top in two out of three categories at the 14th edition of the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, celebrated in Scotland at the beginning of May.