Compass Box reviews

This is an abbreviated version of a post I'll publish tomorrowFor those who don't know, Compass Box buys casks of whisky from other distilleries, blends them in precise ratios, ages them further in…

Not much is revealed about this one for now. but I can say it's not bad, and feels like it has quite a lot of mid-age -> older Clynelish. and not surprising as Glaser loves Clynelish.Nose: Red apple, and…

Dominated by 2003 Ardbeg (as i've heard), and some Caol Ila and some clynelish this is a lovely very peaty compass box, Islay centric for sure. far peatier than the peat monster.nose: Big notes of ash…

I previously tried two versions of Hedonism, the blended grain that is composed (at least, that’s what I’ve been told) with Cameronbrigde and Cambus single grains. The first was the regular Hedonism from…

You may notice that there is no review #30 in this series, and that’s because I accidentally labelled 2 of my reviews as #10. Rather than ask our hosts to renumber all the following ones I thought I…

For my first review of 2017, and in anticipation of a self-imposed dry spell starting January 3, I have chosen to review this bottle head to head with a cask strength exclusive store 10th anniversary…

It has been almost 6 years since I last tried The Peat Monster from Compass Box. In the meantime this vatted malt (oops, that must be blended malt now) is part of their so-called Signature Range. We know…

Ceci n'est pas une pipe, the famous artwork by Magritte, inspired John Glaser to go head-to-head with the trend of produces to market whisky more as a luxury good, status symbol and investment vehicle…

About three years ago I tried the Flaming Heart from Compass Box, a blended malt that is composed with care by John Glaser and his team. This 5th edition was released to celebrate the 15th anniversary…

In 2014, Compass Box introduced the Glasgow Blend to the Great King Street range. John Glaser got the inspiration to create this blend from the book “Whisky”, published by Aeneas MacDonald in 1930, where…