Compass Box reviews

I opened my bottle of Spice Tree (non chill-filtered, no artifical colouring, 70cl, 46% ABV, $67.25 @ the LCBO, although there is a very limited supply remaining) for a Scotch Tasting Event a couple of…

Compass Box was started in 2000 by ex-Diageo marketing executive John Glaser as a "whiskymaker". Which is an apt descriptor as they are not a distiller - they create blends and vatted malts such as this…

One of my friend, she is oenologist, recommend to picture a wine when tasting it. It's easier to remember and that's a great way to describe it to someone else. She use that for Whisky also, so let's…

My first review. Here we go!Nose: Very light and pleasant. Flowery. Taste: Fairly sweet, but not overly so, with a nice mix of honey and vanilla. I liked the consistency. Finish: More vanilla. smooth and…

At midnight on the 22nd of November 2011 an era has ended. The term Vatted Malt has been declared illegal, and a new term has come into life : “Blended Malt”. the SWA decided that the term vatted malt…

Next up on my mini tasting was The Spice Tree, looking a hell of a lot darker than the previous sample of Oak Cross. I can only describe it as burnt gold, with a red kind of glow to the edges!From the…

I was recently sent a few samples by a friend and fellow Connosr member (Stu_R), some of those being the Compass Box range. So I sat down the other week and compared them, first up is Oak Cross. It had…

The Peat Monster was the final one in the mini tasting session, and it rounded off the evening nicely! It was very pale, looking quite young and light. On the nose i found it a struggle to get past the…

Nose: Sugar plums Cotton Candy , Rich Fruit Taste: Soft , Juicy oak , I can taste a beautiful marriage between Longmorn & Clynelish, Sweet gingersnaps , Finish: Oak , Spice , nutmeg , cinnimon , pepper…

Compass Box are an 'Artisan' whisky maker/blender. They are well known and hugely respected in the whisky business and have a fantastic variety of whiskies at reasonable prices. This review looks at…