Besides his royal connections, the Duke has spent the last 21 years travelling and representing Royal Salute around the world. As a Patron of the Keepers of the Quaich,  an exclusive society for Scottish whisky, he has a wealth of knowledge about Royal Salute and whisky in general.

Here are some of the top tips we learnt from our insightful outing.

1. The royal connection
Like its name suggests, Royal Salute was created in 1953, to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her coronation. 

2. Age matters
You won't be able to find a Royal Salute whisky under 21 years old, simply because it has never been made. As a nod to the traditional 21-gun salute—a customary military tradition that fires off rounds of cannons or artillery to honor heads of states—all of their whiskies have matured for at least 21 years. The most premium of the range, the Royal Salute 62 Gun Salute, has been aged for a minimum of 40 years and pays tribute to the gun rounds fired on Royal anniversaries at the Tower of London.

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3. Heavenly patrons
As whisky ages in the barrel, a portion of the spirit evaporates, depending on how humid is it. For example, dry conditions may cause more water content to evaporate, leading to a drink with stronger alcoholic content, while humid conditions may cause more alcohol to evaporate, lowering the potency of the drink. This 'missing' portion is often referred to as 'the angel's share'. On the flip side, the portion of the ageing spirit that gets absorbed into the wooden barrel is known as 'the devil's cut'.

4. Global influence
Japan arguably produces some of the world's best and refined whiskies (think: the Yamazaki 12 Years single malt whisky, which became a worldwide sensation after winning the gold medal at the International Spirits Challenge in 2002). But did you know? They learnt the art of whisky-making from none other than the Scots. Masataka Taketsuru, a distillery executive at Suntory and largely credited as one of the founding fathers of Japanese whisky, first learnt the art of distilling in Scotland and brought it back to the land of the rising sun in the early 1920s.

5. The best way to drink whisky...
...is up to you, really, says the Duke of Argyll. While he personally likes mixing his whisky with equal parts of water, as this is traditionally how whisky masters best taste the flavours of their drink, he says that there is no "correct" way to down your poison of choice. 

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