Compass Box The Blenders' Collection

Profile: The Compass Box The Blenders' Collection at a glance

The Blenders' Collection from Compass Box. The attractive gift box contains a miniature (50ml) of the exclusive blended whiskies Glasgow Blend, Orchard House and Hedonism.

Tasting Notes: This is how the Compass Box The Blenders' Collection tastes like

Glasgow Blend Compass Box 43%vol. 0.05l
On the label you can see the famous Wellington statue that stands in Glasgow, including the traffic cone that the statue has adorned in Glasgow for decades.

• In Compass Box's Glasgow blend you will find a pronounced peaty smoky note, as well as clear sherry notes, dried fruits and a wine character, the taste is full and round with a sweetness of tropical fruits

Orchard House Compass Box 46%vol. 0.05l
Orchard House stands for a new taste experience: created according to your own ideas. In many cultures, fruits are a symbol of sharing and abundance. Ripe fruits are reminiscent of sweet treats and the light warmth of late summer - hardly anything is as delicious as a perfectly ripe apple or peach. Compass Box wants this to suggest both maturity and liveliness; The yellow and green fruit notes represent this perfectly.
The name refers to the fruity nature of the whiskey. The term "House" indicates ownership and indicates that the majority of the distillates belonged to Compass Box from the beginning.

• Nose: first apple, pear and peach, then hints of rich peat and black cherry, pineapple, all kinds of citrus peel (especially lemon and lime) - plus Earl Gray tea, ginger turns into a nice maltiness, vanilla and toasted desiccated coconut - sweet biscuit notes with a hint of cinnamon
• Palate: apple juice, muesli, banana and honey, followed by notes of wild strawberries - very breakfast-like at first! Again an oily texture with subtle peat,  Sultanas, vanilla and then a creaminess with hay and meadowsweet
• Finish: a touch of cocoa powder on the finish

Hedonism Compass Box 43%vol. 0.05l
Hedonism is the only Vatted Grain Whisky on the market! The age of the whiskeys is between 10 and 25 years.

• Nose: elegant and sweet, with wonderful aromas of fresh vanilla and ripe coconut
• Palate: full and soft in taste - a light vanilla sweetness, creamy notes paired with toffee and coconut
• Finish: medium-long finish - pleasantly sweet - vanilla, toffee and coconut are present

Portrait: What makes the Compass Box The Blenders' Collection special

Compass Box was founded in 2000 by John Glaser.
The idea of ​​creating a whisky according to the customer's taste is as simple as it is ingenious.
At The whiskies from Compass Box are blends and vatted malts and grains!
The bottlings are all small batches, so-called “small batches”.

Compass Box buys its own Casks from various distilleries and combines whiskies such as You don't know it from any conventional blend or vatted.

The results are impressive, many critics and trade magazines praise Compass Box highly as the most innovative whiskey blender in Scotland.
At the "International Wine & Spirit Competition", the blend "Asyla" won gold!

Other awards and reviews:
Innovator of the Year Award 2002
Innovator of the Year Award 2003
Innovator of the Year Award 2006
Whisky Magazine, UK
Pioneer of the Year Award 2002
Pioneer of the Year Award 2003
Malt Advocate Magazine, USA

John Glaser . ..
The whisky industries free thinker.
Whisky Magazine

One of Scotland's most innovative and
acclaimed whisky makers
BBC Good Food Magazine