Compass Box Great King St Glasgow Blend

Fairly intense but very smooth smokiness, combined with nice dark cherry and red wine flavors. The sherry cask aging is obvious in the finish, with creamy fruit flavors at the end - a very nice smooth finish.

Nose: banana, pear, tropical fruit Palate: peat, hints of coffee and chocolate, banana, butterscotch, caramel, like Coffee flavored nips. Balanced and smooth but very light Finish: light black licorice, nice and light, maybe slight eucalyptus. Good starting whisky to open the palate but perhaps a bit bland

Non-Chill Filtered | Natural Color. Poured neat the nose comes at you with peat smoke but tempered with some grilled fruit and malt. Barrel notes lurk in the back. This is a nice full aroma without grain ruining the day. Palate is bursting with flavor. Charred fruit and malt with blast of sweet smoke and sooty ash alongside oaky tannins. Finish is heavy char and oak with the fruits and malt hanging in there. Superb blend, grain notes are hidden so well one could easily mistake this for single malt. Flavor is cohesive and deep. You get plenty of smoke/ sherry combined and balanced leading to a truly enjoyable experience. Paid $37 for this and no regrets..........85/100 blend score. Very interested in the Compass Box range now. Better than age statement JWB12 and Dewars12

This is absolutely great for the price point. The nose is nicely smokey with some sweet sherry notes. The palate definitely has some salt and peat and it's quite fruity, almost like a little bit of strawberry jam. There is also a sharp, pronounced peppery bite that is a big part of the finish. It feels a little thin on the tongue, but the flavor is fairly intense and enjoyable and clocking in at just $30, I'd be hard pressed to find a single malt that's as good with spending at least another $15 on the bottle. Not sure what the smoke in this is coming from, but I wouldn't be surprised if this has some Talisker or something from Islay as a part of it's backbone.

They say "bold and peatey" and they ain't kidding. It is bold, but also quite smooth.