Royal Salute has released the first edition of its exclusive Time Series - Royal Salute 52 Year Old Single Cask Finish, retailing at $30,000 per bottle.
Limited to 106 bottles globally, the blend combines Royal Salute’s finest Scotch whiskies, and is available in travel retail and beyond. Out of the 52 years this blend has been aged, the last 14 years were spent finishing the liquid in a single oak cask.
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| Precious: Royal Salute 52 Year Old Single Cask Finish |
As with all Royal Salute expressions, Master Blender Sandy Hyslop celebrates Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch. Royal Salute also seeks to pay homage to the importance of time with the Time Series, according to the Pernod Ricard-owned brand.
Royal Salute 52 Year Old Single Cask Finish is housed in a prestigious hand-blown Dartington crystal decanter. Dark blue in colour, the crystal is enhanced by elegant gold engravings and stopper. Each bottle is individually engraved with a unique number and is presented in a Time Series box that takes inspiration from the Royal Wedding Edition box, finished with five different layers of wood, each representing a different decade in the life of the blend. A striking 24-line sundial motif is revealed on opening the box that further manifests the importance of time.
The whisky is described as having intense, fruity aromas of ripe plums, toffee apples and dark chocolate-covered hazelnuts with the sensation of sweet, aromatic oak. Tasting notes are bright with sweet orange marmalade and hints of ginger and cloves, while soft ripe pears in syrup mingle with a touch of liquorice. The 14-year cask finish brings a creamy and sweet texture to the blend, enhanced with notes of toffee and vanilla and long, well-balanced sweet finish.
Hyslop said: “At Royal Salute we have unparalleled expertise in blending such extremely rare high-aged whiskies. Time is precious and fundamental in the creation of blends such as these and we are thrilled to be marking the launch of our Time Series collection with this stunning liquid. Every whisky in this blend, the youngest of which dates back to 1967, is influenced and enhanced by the delicate combination of flavours that only maturation in an exceptional quality cask can deliver, and the incredible result speaks for itself. Royal Salute 52 Year Old Single Cask Finish is an unparalleled blend for collectors and enthusiasts alike to seek out on their travels.”
Royal Salute 52 Year Old Time Series Collection is limited to 35 bottles in travel retail and 71 bottles in selected domestic markets worldwide. Launched at the end of December 2019 and retailing at $30,000, the product is available in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Dubai, UK, Paris, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong.
Royal Salute was originally crafted as a gift for Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day in 1953. Royal Salute is the official partner of all ceremonial royal gun salutes fired at the Tower of London, home of the Crown Jewels.
