Compass Box Last Vatted Malt

Compass Box Oak Cross

Compass Box only makes blended malts, blended grains and blends. They are whisky makers, so to speak. The Oak Cross one of those blended malts that has become part of the core range – or the Signature Range as they call it themselves. It consists of 60% Clynelish, 20% Dailuaine and 20% Teaninich. It matured on casks with American oak staves and...

Score 84/100

Compass Box Great King Street - Artist's Blend

This is from a 375mL bottle I bought in November of 2012. Nose: Very fruity indeed! Tons of bright acidity from citrus brings out the apple and peach. It is like a fruit salad with bright fruits like raspberry, strawberry, lime, orange, kiwi, guava, and mango all in a big bowl. All of that fruit rests on a subtle bed of malt with only a whisper...

Score 81/100

Compass Box Phenomenology

Not much is revealed about this one for now. but I can say it's not bad, and feels like it has quite a lot of mid-age -> older Clynelish. and not surprising as Glaser loves Clynelish. **Nose**: Red apple, and waxy notes (Did anyone say Clynelish? - very likely), light cereal, wood spices : some cinnamon and nutmeg, lovely oak , and a bit of...

Score 86/100

Compass Box The Spice Tree

Tried this one at the Highland Stillhouse. I have a bottle in my safe and I hope it isn't like the one I tried. It had a beautiful nose, but the palette was musty and unpleasant with a short finish. Could have been cork rot, or it could have been the heavy oak influence. Hard to say. I asked to see the bottle to verify if it was the first...

Score 68/100