Royal Challenge has been one of the largest selling premium whisky brand in India for 30 years. Apart from the deep and intensely smooth blend of scotch and premium Indian grains in Royal Challenge whisky, American charred oak casks are used for ageing, during which it gains color and flavor from the caramelized sugars in the charred wood and infuses the whiskey with a unique taste.
Nose: Straight-forward, there's not much here aside from grain alcohol sweetness akin to burnt sugar and caramel.
Palate: Smoother than expected on entry with a thick and somewhat creamy mouthfeel. All that texture doesn't add much in the way of complexity to the flavor. Muddled flavors of brown sugar and with ashy smoke.
Finish: Long and mouth-coating with a sort of sweet, stale, smoke.