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02.08.2024

The Jewel in the Crown of Royal Salute’s Permanent Whisky Collection

Crafted in tribute to the highest ceremonial honour in British royal tradition, Royal Salute unveils its new 62 Gun Salute collection. 

 

The Royal Salute 62 Gun Salute is a whisky of extraordinary distinction. Blended from over 50 of Scotland’s most exceptional malt and grain whiskies, the deep and complex flavour profile echoes the time-honoured tradition of the 62 Gun Salute.

Today marks the beginning of a spectacular new chapter for the jewel in the crown of Royal Salute’s permanent whisky collection, as it’s reimagined for a new era of reign.  

Reserved for the most significant royal occasions, the 62 Gun Salute ceremony fired from the Tower of London is a rare and remarkable spectacle, only witnessed at the birth, ascension, or coronation of a Sovereign. To honour this royal tradition considered the ultimate gesture of honour, Royal Salute Master Blender, Sandy Hyslop, has crafted a series of extraordinary whiskies to evoke the sensations of witnessing the Gun Salute ceremony. 

To complement the multi-award winning Original Reserve, we welcome two spectacular new editions to the Royal Salute 62 Gun Salute collection, continuing the legacy of this remarkable blend. Each of the three exquisitely crafted whiskies represent a unique sensorial aspect of the ceremony, from its time-honoured tradition, to the drifting smoke of cannons, to the immense power of the occasion. A true celebration of the craftsmanship that defines Royal Salute Scotch Whisky.

 

The American Oak Reserve: An explosion of powerful flavour 

 

The American Oak Reserve is carefully composed to encapsulate the immense power of the gun salute ceremony, with a higher proportion of whisky aged exclusively in the finest American Oak to amplify its powerful flavour. Its palate is as explosively vibrant as the intensity of the spectacle discharging of the guns, filling the mouth with ripe tropical fruit flavours of pineapple and mango, slowly giving way to sweet butterscotch, vanilla custard and crystallised ginger. 

 

The Peated Reserve: A symphony of soft, sweet smoke 

 

For those who seek another enchanting more robust experience, The Peated Reserve offers a wondrous journey into the world of peated whisky. Crafted to amplify the complexity of the Original Reserve, this elegant blend of over 50 precious whiskies including malts from the lost distillery of Caperdonich, was composed to evoke the drifting smoke from the gun salute cannons with its subtle smokey palate.

 

A new design for a new era of reign 

 

The decanter housing the award-winning 62 Gun Salute Original Reserve has been reimagined for this grand new era. With dramatic cut coloured glass invoking drifting cannon smoke and striking gold embellishments, it’s a remarkable work of beauty and craftsmanship; representing the movement and dynamism of the ceremony. The striking sapphire blue is accompanied by emerald green and ruby red decanters housing the Peated and American Oak Reserves, each paying tribute to the precious stones set within the crown jewels. Open the doors of the box to reveal enchanting storytelling of the gun salute ceremony, with elegant hand-crafted designs to bring the history and grandeur of the occasion to life.

Experience the power and wonder of the Gun Salute ceremony through the new and exquisite 62 Gun Salute Collection. The Royal Salute 62 Gun Salute Original Reserve and The American Oak Reserve, available worldwide and The Peated Reserve exclusively in global travel retail. 

 

Reimagined for a new era of reign