Compass Box - The Spice Tree - 46%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Compass Box Whisky<\/strong> is an innovative company specializing in the production of high-quality Scottish whisky, founded in 2000 by the visionary American John Glaser<\/strong>. Drawing on his experience in the wine trade and with the famous distiller Johnnie Walker, John Glaser decided to launch his own artisanal brand directly from his kitchen, giving birth to one of the most respected brands in the whisky market. Today, Compass Box holds stocks of perfectly matured whiskies in Scotland, a blending room, and a strategic office in London. The brand sources exclusively oak from prestigious cooperages located in the Vosges forest in France as well as woods from Missouri in the United States, ensuring exceptional cask quality for its blends. Each cask is carefully selected for its unique characteristics. Once the blend is made, the whisky is then finished in casks for a period ranging from six months to three years, to enrich its flavor and develop a complex and refined character.<\/p>
In 2015, Compass Box sparked a real debate in the whisky industry by choosing to reveal detailed information on the labels of its bottles – including the distilleries involved, the types of casks used, the ages of the whiskies, and their proportions in the final blends. This bold approach led John Glaser to launch an ambitious campaign for transparency in Scotch whisky<\/strong>, encouraging producers to openly disclose the exact composition of their blends, thereby strengthening consumer trust and highlighting the art of distillation.<\/p>
The first editions of Spice Tree<\/strong>, marketed from 2005, had the particularity of being aged in casks with inner staves made of new wood, a practice deemed illegal by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) because it deviated from the tradition that barrels be reused multiple times. In response, Compass Box worked closely with French coopers and its team to design an innovative hybrid oak cask<\/strong>, capable of reproducing the desired maturation effects while respecting official standards. Since March 2021, the Highland blend used for Spice Tree consists mainly of about 60% malt from the iconic Glen Moray<\/strong> distillery, 25% malt from the Tomatin<\/strong> distillery, and 15% malt from the renowned Balmenach<\/strong> distillery. The exceptional Spice Tree blend includes: 28.9% Highland blend aged in a custom French oak cask with heavy char, 24.5% aged in a medium char cask, 20.4% aged in a light char cask, 16.9% first-fill bourbon casks from Glen Moray, and 9.3% first-fill bourbon casks from Balmenach, offering an aromatic profile of unparalleled richness and depth.<\/p>
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