Charles and Camilla are in Scotland for Royal Week, during which the monarch traditionally spends a week based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse each year.

Charles sipped a 25-year-old single malt by the Glen Scotia distillery while visiting Campbeltown in the wind and rain.

He wore his own King Charles III tartan kilt for the visit to the town which made its fortune producing whisky which was sold around the globe and is now making a resurgence.

More than a thousand people stood behind crash barriers to see the King tour the town.

He first visited the local farmer’s market where he watched sheep being sheared, met charity and community organisations in the town hall where the distillery had a stand, and finally visited the harbour area.

Charles is known to like whisky produced using peat, which has a very distinctive flavour.

He asked Iain McAlister, master distiller and manager of Glen Scotia’s distillery in Campbeltown: “Is it a peaty one?” and was told it was not.

He watched as a double measure from the whisky, costing more than £500 a bottle, was poured, and after taking a sip said: “I’m always so amused by these people who describe these whiskys in the most amazing ways.”

On the distillery’s website, the whisky is described as having “hints of vanilla oak interwoven with the subtle notes of sea spray and spicy aromatic fruits”.

Mr McAlister presented a bespoke bottle of the whisky to mark the visit.

Featuring a unique engraving which reads ‘To celebrate the royal visit of King Charles to Campbeltown 3rd July 2025’, the bottle was specially created by Glen Scotia to mark the occasion of the royal visit to Scotland’s smallest whisky-producing region.

Iain McAlister, Glen Scotia distillery manager, said: “It’s a tremendous honour to welcome His Majesty to Campbeltown. His visit not only recognises the town’s historical significance, but also its vibrant whisky-making community.

“We are proud to gift The King a bespoke bottling of our 25-year-old to celebrate this special moment, a whisky that reflects the depth of character and craftsmanship which define Glen Scotia and Campbeltown.”