Royal Salute releases ultra-rare blend

Prestige Scotch whisky brand Royal Salute has announced the release of a new ultra-luxury blend, Tribute to Honour – a blend so rare that only one man in the world has tasted it, creator and master blender Colin Scott.

The whiskies used to create Tribute To Honour have been carefully selected from the Royal Salute Vault at Strathisla. Just 21 bottles of Tribute to Honour have been created and mark the pinnacle of Scott’s 21 years in blending.

“Chivas Brothers has a phenomenal archive of high-aged whiskies, some of which, after decades of careful maturation, have acquired a rich intensity and deep concentration of sumptuous characters,” said Scott. “It is these very few whiskies which I have personally selected to compose Tribute To Honour – this opulent and rarest of blends.”

The whisky is presented in a bejeweled bottle, dressed by Garrard in diamonds and gold.

As the world’s oldest jeweller to royalty, Garrard has embellished the Royal Salute Tribute to Honour flagon with 413 flawless white and black diamonds. Some of these jewels form the shape of the Sword of State: one of the trilogy of treasures that are The Honours of Scotland. Set in gold and silver, 22 carats of gemstone adorn the decorative collar and the flagon’s visage. Golden lions sit either side of the diamond encrusted sword.

Craftsman at Garrard perfected each flagon by hand. The prestigious jeweller has served six successive British monarchs and pays tribute to the ancient Scottish Sword of State as its landmark.

Each flagon of Royal Salute Tribute to Honour will be available from September 2011. The bottles are individually numbered and priced at US$200,000 excluding taxes. One of the 21 bottles will be kept in the Royal Salute Vault.

Application for purchase should be directed to Giaia.Rener@pernod-ricard.com