James IV

The origins of the sceptre are less certain - it may have been a papal gift to James IV.

Fortunately, James IV wound up changing his mind and even took up the game.

Whisky distilling at the site dates back to 1494, according to the Exchequer Rolls of King James IV of Scotland, marking the first written record of Scotch whisky distillation.

Within two years, James II’s grandson, James IV, took up the game.

After the death of James IV, the widowed queen fell in love and secretly married Archibald Douglas, the dastardly Earl of Angus.