Compass Box No Name

Very nice blended scotch. Similar to peat monster but more of a punch.

Fresh ashy peat. strawberries caramel and spicy palate. A lot of layers once you acclimate to the smoke. Definitely a step up from peat monster.

Like peat monster with more of a punch... Nice spice on the back end.. more meat on the smoke but with the nice sea spray on the back.. delightful

I had heard this whisky was very good and extremely peaty. 50% of that statement was true... since it is not THAT peaty. So, you have figured out already that i loved it; and that is good because i have the overall impression that Compass Box is more marketing than Whisky. Bottled at 48.9%abv, this has a gold color. On the nose, the first sniff is smoke with pepper. Citrus, slight vanilla and a very clean grapefruit note. A little dim on the nose at first, mostly citric flavors. After the First sip, The nose becomes incredible, with the most beautiful Chocolate note ever. On the palate, it rocks. Incredible milk chocolate, milk powder, grapefruit, everything happening surrounded by a peppery wall. Vanilla. Very sweet and spicy. Amazing. Aftertaste is more sulphuric, with peat smoke but very pleasant, more pepper and some citric flavors. Overall this is one bottle i would definitively buy repeatedly. Nice dram, interesting, lots of flavors, spiciness, sweetness and peatiness all in one, inna very balanced way. 90 over 100. Thumbs up.

He reached into his pocket and found that he was out of rolling paper. The ashtray next to the cold, dead body was full with embers still warm and smoking, whispering to him to leave to buy more rolling paper. No. He would finish. The mourners would be gathering soon. He had already arranged the lilies and carnations; they sat in one corner of the room giving off a gentle floral spicy scent, which pleased him. He hated the cloying scent of most flowers, and sneered to himself as he imagined doing a wedding. In another corner of the room, he had already prepared the food. The last dish he made was a lemon and vanilla rice pudding. Always a hit. In a moment, the mishmash of aromas in the room will be unified by an emperor, when he opens the glass bottles of embalming solution. He loved that moment and he loved his work. Some may call him an undertaker; a mortician; or a funeral director. But he prefers No Name for what he does. Compass Box undersells themselves as whiskymakers. They author whiskies. Most of their whiskies make sense like a good story. This one is called “Chain smoking in a funeral home.” Carnations. Lemon rice pudding. Cigarettes. Formaldehyde. It has both the power of the anguished shrieks of the widow to greet you on the nose, and the delicate sympathetic tears of her friends in the soft and haunting finish. I went through my first bottle much too quickly, and I am fortunate to have a backup. This is in my top 3 Compass Box whiskies of all time. #1 is the Flaming Heart 15th anniversary edition. And #2 and #3 are a coin flip between this whisky and This is Not a Luxury Whisky. I guess No Name should take the #2 spot because it is about $100 cheaper. I’m not going to guess how old the Ardbeg, Caol Ila, or Clynelish is in this blend; and I’m not going to e-mail Compass Box either (apparently they will give you the ages of their blend components if you e-mail them). At this point, I am enjoying the magic so much, I don’t want to ruin it by knowing the tricks. Score: ** (unimaginably good) How much does a bottle cost: $120-180 How much do I think a bottle is worth?: $280

Nose is peat smoke and iodine all day. You smell the smoke as soon as it’s poured. Palate is thick and peaty. If you are someone who says maximum peat is best you’ll give this a 5. It’s aged Ardbeg essentially but I found this too one dimensional. Long finish.