Compass Box Spice Tree

For my taste, too aggressive.

Ginger biscuit, dried orange peel, hint of dark chocolate, bay leaf, oak. Very nice structure and balance. Tasty!

I've grown to really enjoy this Scotch. Lots going on here. Aroma starts citrus and lemon and opens to more sweetness as it opens. A touch of sugar early that becomes more rounded and nice. Flavor is wonderful and spicy. Touch of Cocoa that later becomes almond like. Lemon & ginger notes with baking spice and some rubber eraser notes. Toasted grain flavors emerge with some drops of water. Just wonderful

1st tasting. New bottle. Neat. Aroma: immediately sense this is something different / unique / has some complexity. And a hint of new leather. Palate: the spiciness is not overwhelming. More medium heat than flavor. Palate: Zesty plum skin. With a few drops of water, aroma opened to powdered (confectioner's sugar) apple cider donuts. 2nd tasting. Opened bottle. Neat. Aroma: pear, honeysuckle. Taste: subtly sweet, mild spice. With a few drops of water is lost a lot on nose & palate. Scoring Legend 5.0 - Near perfect, there is something truly special about this whisky. 4.5 - Amazing, will always try to keep a bottle of this in my collection (if feasible). 4.0 - Very Good, maybe only one minor nitpick about the whisky keeping it here. 3.5 - Good, quite enjoyable to drink. 3.0 - Solid, wouldn't go out of my way to get it. 2.5 - Meh, still drinkable.

Spice (duh), pretty good.