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Maybe he's thinking about the story about how Queen Victoria used to find the claret at state dinners too weak for her, so would take a flask of Royal Lochnagar whisky to supercharge her wine.[1]

[1] https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/1888/royal-lochnagar/



Explains a lot about Queen Victoria. Made of sterner stuff!




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