Hedonism - Limited Annual Release 2024 Compass Box

Profile: The Hedonism - Limited Annual Release 2024 Compass Box

• Grain-Gold: The first annual release of Compass Box Hedonism< /strong>
• Collectible whiskey art: Limited to 7,746 bottles worldwide
• Complex, caramel & creamy: The grain whiskies used have an average age of between 18 and 20 years

Portrait: What the Hedonism - Limited Annual Release 2024 Compass Box.

Compass Box Hedonism will be released in a limited annual bottling from February 2024 - combining whisky craft and art to create a series of collectible blends Grain Scotch Whiskies.
Compass Box has already celebrated a few premieres with Hedonism. The Blended Grain Scotch was the first bottling ever released by the “whiskymakers” and was the first of its kind to pave the way for the category of Blended Grain Whiskies from Scotland. In addition, Hedonism was the first whisky to feature a female on the label. Now the multiple award-winning Compass Box classic is celebrating its premiere as a limited annual bottling.

The reason? Over the 23 years since its creation by John Glaser, demand for quality grain whisky has increased across Scotland. Finding the required grade of whisky for Hedonism is becoming an increasingly challenging task. Once a year, limited editions of around 8,000 bottles interpret the beloved Hedonism style. The holdings used for this will have an average age of between 18 and 20 years.

The Limited Annual Release 2024 is also the start of an artistic cooperation: Each year, a different talented artist will reimagine the grace and strength of the iconic Hedonism woman for label design. At this year's bottling it will be made to shine by the artist Stephanie Rew. To achieve this, the Scot combines traditional gilding techniques from the early Renaissance with a contemporary painting style.

If you would like to find out more: the short film “From Grain to Gold”, which Compass Box is releasing to celebrate the launch, documents the history of blended grain whiskey and the collaboration with Stephanie Rew. The 2024 version of Hedonism is based on more mature whiskies from the Cameronbridge, Girvan and Port Dundas distilleries, which matured almost exclusively in first fill bourbon barrels. The effect: impressively deep vanilla and toffee notes as well as a wonderfully soft start.

In addition, the Limited Annual Release 2024 contains Compass Box' last stocks of grain whiskies that are in the 1990s - a time in which some of the distilleries involved used corn for their mash, which gave the overall composition an additional buttery richness
Filled in 7,746 collectible bottles, the Blended Grain Scotch Whisky offers connoisseurs a complex taste experience of caramel, spicy honey, mascarpone and lush vanilla, all in a fine Citrus finale climaxes.

The whiskies used in detail:
The Cameronbridge Distillery Single Grain (23.1%), 1st-fill Bourbon Barrels
The Port Dundas Single Grain (5.7%), 1st-fill Bourbon Barrels
The Cameronbridge Distillery Single Grain (16.9%), 1st-fill Bourbon Barrels
The Girvan Distillery Single Grain (26.8%), 1st-fill Bourbon Barrels
The Cameronbridge Distillery Single Grain (19.5%), 1st-fill Bourbon Barrels
The Cameronbridge Distillery Single Grain (7.6%), 1st-fill Bourbon Barrels

Bottled: February 2024
Outturn: 7,746 bottles

Tasting Notes: This is what the Hedonism - Limited Annual Release 2024 Compass Box tastes like

• Nose: complex pastry aromas with intense, exotic vanilla and caramel interspersed with cloves

• Palate: Layers of creamy vanilla pudding, with hints of spicy honey and mascarpone

• Finish: long and balanced in the finish with a delicate citrus note