Compass Box Great King St Glasgow Blend
Peated Blend
Compass Box // Scotland
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Cost
Compass Box's Great King Street line of blended whiskies has a new addition with the Glasgow Blend. Created to highlight a more robust and smoky whisky as, according to some, historically Glaswegians preferred this style, they have succeeded in doing just that. A blend with a large (67%) malt base, Compass Box uses a combination of barrels for aging: 1st fill sherry, 1st and refill ex-bourbon, and a small amount of new French oak barrels.
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ageNAS
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abv43.0
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Peated BlendA mix of grains and malted barley. From more than one distillery. Dried with peat.
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Cask Type1st fill sherry, 1st & refill bourbon, new French Oak
Tasting Notes
"The most pronounced aroma is peat smoke, much like soot you'd find in a chimney. Hidden underneath all of that are sweet, malty notes. As you taste, there's a sweet middle that hits your tongue with a mixed fruit salad of mandarin, apples, and cherry. As you exhale, you feel as if you've just exhaled a puff of smoke. Overall, the peat and fruit seem to be arm-wrestling and the outcome keeps changing as to which one is going over the top."
Reviewed by
Stephanie Moreno