From grain to glass: The making of a $195,000 Scotch whisky

Royal Salute's newest blended Scotch whisky - the Platinum Jubilee Edition. PHOTOS: ROYAL SALUTE, YAMINI CHINNUSWAMY
A Beefeater guard ushering guests to the Royal Salute event at Tower of London on May 31, 2021. PHOTO: ROYAL SALUTE
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LONDON - Arguably, few places in London are more historic than the Tower of London. It is both fortress and castle, an infamous site where multiple British queens had been executed and home to the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.

Its history and heritage make it a fitting venue for the unveiling of Royal Salute's newest blended Scotch whisky - the Platinum Jubilee Edition, created to mark Queen Elizabeth's unprecedented 70 years as Britain's monarch.

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