Compass Box - Experimental Grain Whisky - 46%
Compass Box Whisky is a renowned artisanal and innovative Scottish whisky producer, founded by the visionary American John Glaser in 2000. After gaining solid experience in the wine trade and at the prestigious distiller Johnnie Walker, John Glaser decided to realize his passion by launching his own whisky-making company, initially in his kitchen. In less than ten years, the company developed an exceptional stock of matured Scottish whiskies, with a dedicated blending room for complex blends and a headquarters in London. Compass Box Whisky stands out for its rigorous sourcing of cooperage oak from the Vosges forests in France as well as woods from Missouri, USA. Each cask is meticulously selected to create unique blends. Once carefully blended, the whisky is returned to cask for additional maturation of 6 months to 3 years to develop subtle flavors and refined character.
The brand made a sensation in 2015 by sparking a major debate about transparency in the whisky world, revealing detailed and rare information on its labels – explicitly mentioning the sources of distilleries, types of casks used, precise ages, and exact proportions of the blends. John Glaser thus initiated a true campaign for Scottish whisky transparency, aiming to encourage all producers to fully disclose the composition of their blends to offer greater authenticity and trust to enthusiasts.
Experimental Grain Whisky represents a limited edition released in December 2021, with only 6,142 bottles produced. This exceptional blend is composed of: 36.7% re-charred American oak barrels from the North British Distillery, 31% second-fill Bourbon barrels from the iconic Loch Lomond distillery, 17.8% second-fill Bourbon barrels from the prestigious Hedonism Blended Grain range, and finally 14.5% re-charred American oak hogshead barrels from the renowned The Cameronbridge Distillery. The special parcel from the Loch Lomond distillery is notable for using peated malted barley, distilled through their copper Coffey still. Although made from 100% malted barley, the Coffey column distillation excludes this creation from the Single Malt category, offering a distinct and complex aromatic profile.
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