Compass Box The Spice Tree 1st Release

Compass Box Great King Street - Artist's Blend

This is from a 375mL bottle I bought in November of 2012. Nose: Very fruity indeed! Tons of bright acidity from citrus brings out the apple and peach. It is like a fruit salad with bright fruits like raspberry, strawberry, lime, orange, kiwi, guava, and mango all in a big bowl. All of that fruit rests on a subtle bed of malt with only a whisper...

Score 81/100

Compass Box The Peat Monster

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, its most popular product. Compass Box whiskies are noted for being experimental, innovative and, given Glaser's background, highly...

Score 85/100

Compass Box Great King Street - Artist's Blend

Nose: Vanilla up front, quite lemony, as in lemon pie, or meringue, green apples and maybe some pears too. quite fresh, with some oak notes. Palate: Creamy, but with a zing of gingery lemon stuff. vanilla custard, and some oriental candy, with bits of almonds, pistachios and sweet sultana towards the end, where a slight alcoholic bite is detected....

Score 83/100

Compass Box Lady Luck

John Glaser, the owner of Compass Box and whisky artist, created this blended malt (previously vatted malt) from three very special casks. A 14 year old Imperial from 1995 (cask 1000049) and 2 Coal Ila casks of respectable age, i.e. 29 year old from 1980 (cask 8165) and 25 year old from 1984 (cask 5384). It would seem strange to blend very old...

Score 86/100