Compass Box reviews

This is indeed the 10th Anniversary (3rd Edition). Generally I find that my whiskies are best right after opening the bottle - they generally "pop" and "zing" then, and then get a little dull after a few…

The raging storm continues in Toronto and so I partake of my usual snowed-in activity - tasting whisky. Ok fine, it's my usual activity all the time, yeah whatevs. But tonight we have something quite…

Nose: A lot of smoke on the nose with a bit of peat , all this mixed with a lot of sweet malt and sugars. Sherry goodness too and quite a bit of it. Sultanas you say? aye. and hints of ripe orange. Some…

I have been looking forward to trying this for a long time and finally found a bottle and what a score! The name says it all…though the spice is not as over powering as compared to the ‘slap in yo face’…

A long day, especially for a weekend day, with the power turned off while I attempt to get some weekend chores down has left me tired and feeling just a little bit irritable. In order to brighten up my…

First Great King Street of Compass Box: the artist's blend. I have not yet been disappointed by compass box whisky. And this one follow the same rules: Great blend! The color is probably linked to the…

In 2007, The Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the province’s sole alcohol distributor outside of the Beer Store (the former being a government monopoly, the latter being privately owned by Labbatt’s,…

Flaming Heart 4th Release adds some sherried malt in addition to the use of Highland and Islay malts. Once again, some of the whisky is aged in new French oak. Thanks to @Numen for the reviewed sample…

Thanks to @Numen for the reviewed sample. Flaming Heart 10th Anniversary is a 'pure/vatted/blended malt' whisky. Some of the whisky is aged in new French Oak Nose: sweet, peaty, spicy, floral, and malty…

The truth is I tasted this one a long time ago, even a year or more ago with a bunch of other CB’s and for some odd reason did not post my notes. Gladly I received another wee sample of this lovely dram…