Compass Box This is Not a Luxury Whisky
$215.99
Region:Scotland
This hotly anticipated new limited edition release from Compass Box is not expected to last long. Reviews have been good, this boutique blend scored 92pts in Whisky Advocate and 90pts from Serge at whiskyfun.org. Less than 200 bottles for Alberta!
Bottled at 53.1%, 4,992 bottles of this boutique blend were released world-wide.
Composition: 79% First Fill Sherry Glen Ord / 10.1% Refil Ex-Bourbon Strathclyde / 6.9% Refill Ex-Bourbon Girvan / 4.0% Refill Ex-Bourbon Caol Ila –
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: very fruity anf creamy with rich butterscotch, dates dripping in honey and elegant new leather; there is a touch of spice box, a wood fire, dusty old books and loose leaf tobacco; some white chocolate and a touch of decandent silky grains.
Palate: still elegant, the palate is smooth, creamy and very elegant; more leather, tobacco and light but layered spices; again lots of fruit, mango, pineapple and appricots with more dates in honey; liquorice and smoke with a tad of salted caramel.
Finish: long, fruity and rich with layers of spice and sublty earthy sherry tones.
Comment: this is another stunner from John and his team at Compass Box, they implore you not to collect it, but how can you not if you want to be able to enjoy this brilliant one off in the years to come.
Distiller’s Tasting Note: “Complex, rich, lightly smoky and opulent. Sultanas, sweet sherry and concentrated floral notes combine with deep demerara sweetness, cacao and lighter creamy coconut character. An inviting nose, fat and full-bodied on the palate with a long, lingering sweetsmoke finish.”
From the Producer: "This is not a luxury whisky. Or is it? The inspiration for this limited release is René Magritte’s 1929 work “Ceci n’est pas une pipe”, a Surrealist painting which challenges peoples’ perceptions of reality.
"The reality is, these days we hear more and more commentators talking about ‘luxury’ whiskies, which are presumably whiskies that are either rare or expensive, or, possibly, both.
On one level, similar to the role Magritte’s painting played in the art world, this release is about getting people to consider for themselves what a ‘luxury’ whisky is.
"On another level, a level we consider much more important, this limitedrelease is about the liquid. This is about the whisky in the bottle, which we have painstakingly sourced and blended, and the engagement and enjoyment and pleasure this whisky will bring when shared with others.
"This latter point is what we believe a ‘luxury’ whisky is. And at CompassBox, this is what we believe whisky, generally speaking, is all about."
