We closed with a Compass Box blend created specifically for La Maison du Whisky – something to capture an easy drinking experience like having a chilled glass of white wine with dinner. Naturally our host followed the serving suggested serving instructions to … Continue reading
Consider what you get mixing together a single malt with a single of grain? Well… if you have the exceptional blending prowess of the team at Compass Box, you would bring to the world of whisky The Double Single. We … Continue reading
Up first in our latest exploration of Compass Box was Hedonism… But no ordinary edition… this was Quindecimus – their 15th anniversary special limited edition. It has an absolutely lush gorgeous label that simply screams nuance, complexity with a vintage feminine vibe. Our … Continue reading
By now it is quite clear we are no stranger to Compass Box and the way they have transformed what the whisky world thinks of blends. What was on the menu this evening? We sampled completely blind with each carefully … Continue reading
Our Whisky Ladies November session quite randomly ended up with a trio of Highland drams plus the delicious Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow Blend. As a tasting group, we were no strangers to Compass Box and its whole new … Continue reading
We had different plans for this evening – a much anticipated combined night with our Bombay Malt & Cigar gents… However it was not do be so what to do instead? We thought why not reach into our bars and … Continue reading
Sometimes a treat comes to town… this time in the form of the newly launched Compass Box “The Story of the Spaniard” whisky! Compass Box announced this will join their core range, likely with some variation on a sherry theme … Continue reading
Compass Box’s Phenomenology is one of those whiskies that is both phenomenal and a phenomenon. I have yet to encounter a whisky that provokes such a range of reactions – with highly individual perceptions. I first had it with our … Continue reading
A certain word has entered our vocabulary – “Voluntold” – where one is rather enthusiastically volunteered for an activity or responsibility… accompanied by a fairly heavy undercurrent of being “told” to step up and “volunteer”…. Original credit goes to a … Continue reading
Last in our Compass Box quartet was “No Name”…. in a black as sin bottle, a neck dripping in tar like wax… And what did we discover? No Name 48.9% Nose – Our immediate reaction? Who needs a cigar with … Continue reading
