Created in 1838, the iconic brand first originated when James Chivas, the partner of an Aberdeen grocery store, began selling his first whisky blends. The boom in the production of grain whisky would enable the newly found Chivas Brothers company to release a huge number of successful blended whiskies in Europe and the United States. After being bought by Seagram - also the owner of the Strathisla distillery, which would become a base malt in the blends - and then by Pernod Ricard, the brand is today internationally renowned and offers a very wide range of whiskies, from entry-level bottlings to luxury whiskies.

Chivas 12 Year Old is the blend’’s flagship bottling. Originally created by Charles H. Julian in 1939 for the US market, it is now one of the most popular blends in the world. The first Chivas was matured for 25 years and released in 1909. Although the blend seems to contain a generous share of grain whisky, Strathisla also features heavily. This magnum was imported to France in the 1980s.