In my experience while whisky aficionados sit back and unpack its shades of character those new to whisky just throw it down the hatch and proclaim “wow, I never had whisky this smooth!” (ah yes, “smooth”, the favourite descriptor of whisky newbies the world over). The whisky offers maturity, mellowness and complexity in one super fancy regal looking bottle. Royal Salute has always struck me as an approachable celebratory whisky that is best savoured with company during life’s biggest milestones and triumphs. Speaking of all this bling leads me to briefly mention my wedding, where I chose to have Royal Salute available for guests to enjoy. Queen Elizabeth II’s crown, which is is adorned with 2,901 precious stones, has 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies. The colours are thought to represent some of the different Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, being sapphire, emerald and ruby. The decanters themselves are made from porcelain and they are available in a number of colours including sapphire (blue), emerald (green) and ruby (red). They are eye catching polished artworks in their own right, with gold trimmings signalling contents worthy of royal consumption. The Royal Salute decanters, or flagons, would be familiar to most people who have visited a liquor store. Royal Salute Sapphire Flagon, pictured while I was getting dapper for the big day Beyond this hint from Chivas Brothers that part of Royal Salute’s recipe may be Strathisla single malt whisky, there is not much more official information about the malt and grain whiskies that make up this iconic blended Scotch. Despite being a blend of different whiskies, Royal Salute’s “home” is said to be the Strathisla distillery (which is the oldest working distillery in Scotland, having been founded in 1786). The Royal Salute liquid is 21 year old blended Scotch whisky. Today, being only a matter of hours after Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 92nd birthday, I sit back with a dram of Royal Salute and raise my glass to Her Majesty – cheers Ma’am! Fittingly, the whisky takes its name from the “21 gun salute” which is a customary British gun salute. Royal Salute is 21 year old blended Scotch whisky first created in 1953 to pay tribute to the British monarchy, with the first bottles launched at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (which took place at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953 when Elizabeth II was in her mid twenties). My cousin, Stefan, pouring me a dram of Royal Salute at my wedding
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