Compass Box

Blended Scotch Whisky

Most recent reviews of 64:

Tasting notes by Lars on 19th May 2013
Cinnamon attack 76/100

Tasting notes by Jonathan on 16th May 2013
The King and I 83/100

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85

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  • Compass Box The Spice Tree - Cinnamon attack

    By Lars on 19th May 20132013-05-19T23:54:00

    76

    Picked up this bottle last June for my first every whisky tasting amongst friends. Just so happened that it had just been released for sale by our local MLCC. After hearing so many good things about … read more

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  • Compass Box Great King Street - Artist's Blend - The King and I

    By Jonathan on 16th May 20132013-05-16T03:12:00

    83

    Nose: wildflower and a hint of vanilla, also honey Taste: toasted oak, more vanilla, but plenty of citrus, especially as the whisky hits the back of the tongue Finish: honey and vanilla, also some spices… read more

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  • Compass Box The Spice Tree - Mold Tree

    By rigmorole on 15th May 20132013-05-15T22:16:00

    68

    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. … read more

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  • Compass Box The Spice Tree - Spices all the way

    By Max on 10th May 20132013-05-10T23:15:00

    88

    Review is based on a freshly opened bottle. Nose: oak influence is big - sawn lumber, sawdust, a lot of vanilla, cloves, baked apple covered with lots of cinnamon, hot red pepper Palate: cardamom, v… read more

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  • Compass Box The Spice Tree - March Whisky Club Meets Dram 2!

    By SquidgyAsh on 11th Mar 20132013-03-11T08:35:00

    89

    In keeping with my blended theme for our March whisky club meeting I decided to try a Compass Box once more. I'd had the Compass Box Eleuthera and the Compass Box Hedonism before and found both of them… read more

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  • Compass Box Great King Street - Artist's Blend - School of Modern Art

    By WhiskyBee on 11th Mar 20132013-03-11T05:03:00

    90

    You probably won’t encounter a review of Compass Box whiskies without the word “innovative” somewhere in the first paragraph, so let’s get it out of the way: they’re innovative! Innovative with cask e… read more

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  • Compass Box The Peat Monster - Slyly comes the yuppie devil

    By rigmorole on 6th Mar 20132013-03-06T09:24:00

    82

    Times were pleasant for the people there until finally one, a fiend out of hell, began to work his evil in the world. Grendel was the name of this grim demon haunting the marches, marauding round the … read more

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  • Compass Box The Peat Monster - This Compass Points to Islay

    By PMessinger on 5th Mar 20132013-03-05T01:07:00

    87

    Warm sweet, earthy arival. Nutty, veggietable, Iodine middle. Developes into long slow smokey oily finish that lingers.

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  • Compass Box Oak Cross - A Look at 2 Bottlings

    By Onibubba on 1st Mar 20132013-03-01T00:41:00

    88

    Recently, John Hansell of Whisky Advocate, gave a very favorable rating to the latest bottlings of Oak Cross. I quite enjoyed the bottle that I had open, so I thought I would give a new bottling a try… read more

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  • Compass Box Great King Street - Artist's Blend - My new go to whisky

    By MaltySD on 19th Feb 20132013-02-19T23:30:00

    88

    What a great whisky! This has easily become my go to daily dram, I love this stuff. Rich vanilla, granny smith apples, and maybe just a little bit of oaky spice on the backend, its simple as it’s straight… read more

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