He has Scots ancestry, a Highland holiday home, is fond of donning the kilt and is, in fact, the current king of Scotland.
But King Charles may still have the purists spluttering into their drams this Christmas – when he launches his new English single malt whisky.
The Royal tipple, made with barley grown on his Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire, is set to go on sale in time for the festive market.
Priced at £100 a bottle, people can already pre-order Highgrove Evergreen English Single Malt Whisky ahead of its release on December 4.
The estate said: ‘Highgrove Evergreen English Whisky is the latest collaboration between Highgrove Gardens and Cotswolds Distillery, crafted to honour the tradition of English single malt.
‘This premium whisky is made from Plumage Archer barley grown at the Highgrove Estate and matured in an exclusive pairing of bourbon and STR red wine casks.
‘The result is a rich and refined spirit layered with orchard fruits, honeyed malt, and subtle notes of red berries and spice.’
The whisky is presented in ‘a beautifully illustrated gift box’ featuring Charles’ own artwork – ‘Highgrove House, a view from the Wildflower Meadow’.
King Charles is known to enjoy a tipple when he’s north of the border
Highgrove Evergreen English Single Malt Whisky is priced at £100 a bottle
The 46 per cent ABV dram is said to have a nose of honey and orchard fruits with a palate of ‘red berries, toasted oak and gentle spice.’
Fans of a royal dram can already buy a Balmoral Scotch from the estate shop – but unlike the Highgrove malt it is not made from the King’s barley but is instead produced at the Royal Lochnagar Distillery, a mile from Balmoral Castle.
There are currently more than 140 distilleries north of the Border, and around 30 in England.
Charles also sells traditional Scottish whisky on the Highgrove website for a less pricey £49.95 for 70cl bottle, though a Ballindalloch Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky is £375 for a 50cl bottle.
Earlier this year it emerged that Charles; fortune has increased by £30million to £640million in the past year – making him twice as wealthy as his late mother Queen Elizabeth, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List.
The Queen’s wealth was said to be £370million when she died in 2022, with Charles now estimated to be £270million richer, rising from £610million last year.
The King gains income from the Duchy of Lancaster and the £1.1billion Crown Estate. There are strict rules which curtail his ability to sell or profit from them, instead he uses the income to fund his public work as sovereign and living costs.
The Sunday Times claims that the King’s investment portfolio could be worth £125million and the horses he inherited from the Queen £27million.
In addition, tours now give visitors access to the interior of Balmoral Castle and Dumfries House and luxury dinners at the Castle of Mey are bringing in more revenue.
An application to extend the capacity of the Queen’s Building at Balmoral also creates the possibility of private events and weddings in the future.
Last year champagne tours and a meal at the King’s table at the Castle of Mey, with accommodation at the estate’s Granary Lodge, were launched at £595. The castle received over 20,000 visitors from May to October last year.