Last week, Scottish independent bottler, Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Ltd, was honoured by a request to send a special 20th wedding anniversary gift to HM King Charles III and HM Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace.
This is the third occasion that the Aberdeenshire company has gifted the royals, after they presented a Coronation Trilogy of Laphroaig whiskies to HM Queen Camilla ahead of her Scottish Coronation with the King in 2023. Last year, the company proudly marked the prestigious 900th anniversary celebration of Edinburgh’s status as a royal burgh by presenting the King and Queen with a collection of exceptional Macallan whiskies from their ‘Rarest Collection’.
This latest gift, titled the Royal Anniversary Edition, was uniquely crafted to celebrate the twentieth wedding anniversary of the King and Queen. The presentation featured the pairing of a 19-year-old Laphroaig single malt, distilled in 2005, and a gin, aged for seven months in the same cask and bottled on the anniversary date of 9th April 2025.
The whisky and gin bottles rest adjacent in an elegant case, complete with a plinth for showcasing both spirits, as well as a certificate of authenticity. The overall packaging is fabricated entirely from environmentally friendly materials.
Evan Robertson, Director of Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky, said: “Pairing a Laphroaig whisky from their nuptial year with a gin finished from the same cask, and bottled on their 20th anniversary, was a truly unique opportunity to celebrate their union. As the King champions regenerative textiles, the selection of sustainable materials for the packaging further added to the importance of this gift, and we were delighted to gift them the first set from this limited edition.”
Only 205 sequential sets are available for sale globally, priced at £690 from The Spirits Embassy on https://thespiritsembassy.com/pages/royal-anniversary-edition
