Compass Box Phenomenology

island salty, speyside sweet with just a touch of islay peat. why why why cant this be on the market permanently? its just not fair!

Huge vanilla and fresh oak notes on the nose, some chalk and buttered toast. A classic Speyside palate - malty, big and rounded, with a hint of honey and cream. It feels mature - I haven’t seen the age of the Glenlossie component but I’m guessing it’s old. A long, spicy finish with no bitter notes. Top tier Compass Box.

Sweet and so smooth

Yeah I'm thinking I'm with Lee on this one. When I saw the rest of the high ratings as I was drinking it I was like is there something I'm missing I should really give this at least a 4...but. Definitely get waxy, vanilla honey and mineral citrus but the alcohol has a sharp ethanolly plasticy type edge which dominates. Water helped a bit but didn't carry the day. Maybe this is one which needs a whole bottle to work through and open up and calm down? Anyhow its around $180USD a bottle and for me max 3.5 rounding down on VFM.

Tasted at Whiskey Obsession 2018. Well balanced sweetness, spice notes, moderste finish.