▁br ands ▁div ested ▁by ▁P ern od ▁Ric ard ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁obtain ▁regul atory ▁appro val ▁for ▁its ▁take over ▁of ▁Al lied ▁D ome c q . ▁Fort une ▁Br ands ▁then ▁split ▁up ▁its ▁business ▁product ▁lines ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁forming ▁its ▁spirits ▁business ▁into ▁Be am ▁Inc . ▁Be am ▁was ▁then ▁purchased ▁by ▁S unt ory ▁Hold ings ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁L aph ro a ig ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁only ▁whis ky ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁Royal ▁W arr ant ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales , ▁which ▁was ▁awarded ▁in ▁person ▁during ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁dist illery ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁dist illery ▁ident ifies ▁Charles ▁by ▁his ▁title ▁of ▁Duke ▁of ▁Roth es ay , ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁The ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁was ▁reported ly ▁the ▁prince ' s ▁favour ite ▁Scot ch ▁whis ky . ▁ ▁T aste ▁ ▁L aph ro a ig ▁calls ▁itself ▁" the ▁most ▁rich ly ▁flav oured ▁of ▁all ▁Scot ch ▁wh isk ies ", ▁and ▁is ▁most ▁frequently ▁aged ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁although ▁the ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁variety ▁is ▁common ▁( the ▁ 2 7 -, ▁ 3 0 - ▁and ▁ 4 0 - year - olds ▁are ▁rare ▁and ▁expensive ; ▁the ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁late