Compass Box Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

A vatting of top-quality Highland malts that undergo a unique secondary maturation in American casks capped with new French Oak heads, adding an extra layer of spicy flavour and complexity. The result is fruity and rich with clove and vanilla notes.

A top-quality vatting of the peated Speysider Ardmore with some choice Islay malt, Peat Monster is never less than excellent. Pitch-perfect balance and delicious chewy complexity.

The very welcome return of Compass Box's 'Spice Tree', originally barred by order of the officious twerps at the Scotch Whisky Association, but now reincarnated after a slight tweak in production technique - and there's nothing those lickspittle SWA jobsworths can do about it. Huzzah!
Whisky Bible 2011: Best Scotch New Brand; 95.5 Points

The fourth release of Compass Box's much-loved Flaming Heart blended malt generated a lot of buzz when it made its debut at Whisky Live Paris 2012, and has arrived with a very smart revamped design and a glowing review from Mr. Whiskyfun, Serge Valentin. A terrific combination of vibrant, youthful peat and citrus fruitiness, we expect this to be hugely popular, so act quick.

A whisky commemorating the end of an era in Whisky history - the enactment of the Scotch Whisky Regulations of 2009. After the 22nd of November 2011 whiskies can no longer be labelled as Vatted Malts, the new term being the (debatably) confusing Blended Malt Whisky. This bottling, a cask strength vatting of 35 year old Speyside whisky and 26 year old Islay whisky, is Compass Box's tribute.

Whisky Bible 2013: 96.5 Points