Spicy it is...wow! Compass Box The Spice Tree
I love Speyside flavors and I love Compass box. So this malt blend really is a thing of beauty for me.NOSE: right after opening the bottle and pouring a dram, the nose reveals a touch of citrus peel …
I love Speyside flavors and I love Compass box. So this malt blend really is a thing of beauty for me.NOSE: right after opening the bottle and pouring a dram, the nose reveals a touch of citrus peel …
It would be really interesting to find out what this one would taste like, if it was bottled at a higher volume...But meanwhile...NOSE: spicy,fruity nose with dried fruit, plums; aromatic with floral…
NOSE: delicious nose with fruit, honey, vanilla cream in a well-balanced marriage with sherry-inspired aromas. It does deliver that "doublewood" it promises on the nose. Other notes: overripe banana; a…
Nose: first impression: balanced sweet peatiness with hints of spice; Then peat grows stronger and literarily punches you in the face. After a while it reveals other medicinal notes, burnt wood, toasted…
Nose: first impression fruity and candy-like, a remote note of kiwi fruit, really beautiful herbal aromas of tarragon, mint; vanilla; tons of vanilla; with a slight drop of water I get more zesty herbal…
NOSE: hint of vanilla, peat, burnt wood, slight citrus zest, the aroma of the ground after a heavy rain TASTE: initially sweet, oily, creamy, with hints of citrus (tangerine), gentle peat, bonfire smoke…
NOSE: at first typical speyside array of aromas, sherry, lovely orange zest, vanilla, cinnamon caramel.TASTE: really big on spice, pepper in particular, which transforms into wonderful speyside sweetness…
Nose: sweet peat and smoke, slightly medicinal, burnt wood, bacon. I get the feeling like all these typical smells of Islay are based on some lovely, fruity, citrusy, vanilla cream notes. Picture a fruit…
I'll add more details to the review as I am sure this whisky will reveal some other characteristics over time. But for now..I've tasted it 3 times and here's what I think of it: SMELL: the initial smell…
When I first opened the bottle and poured me a glass of this whisky, I wasn't particularly impressed. It had a complex sweet nose to it with a touch of sherry. Nothing too much changed after 30 minutes…