Compass Box Spice Tree

Sweet, spicy, clove, cinnamon cake. Delicious! Tastes like Christmas!!

good. better with three dashes of water.

This is the best whisky that I've tried in the last few weeks, by a fair margin. Compass Box's mid-range blends don't always do it for me -- I was not a big fan of Peat Monster, despite revering Islay scotches in general. But this is a bewitching scotch. Its aromas don't adequately herald the complexity that eventually arrives on the palate: I mainly get cherry, honey, and oak in nice balance, but not too much else. Then I take a sip and find myself struggling to identify all of the discrete flavors. There's an unexpectedly fruity entry of apricot and other fresh fruit, including both orchard and citrus varieties, an ale-like maltiness at its center, and then a whorl of spices including fennel, cinnamon, and anise. This scotch fades in a medium-length finish of anise syrup and lingering sweetness. The nose and finish don't entirely live up to the palate, but I'd recommend this to anyone who likes sweet and spicy flavors.

Great stuff! Instantly became one of my favorites. Very sweet, very rich. Started off getting red apples on the taste, and then for a split second it turned into apple pie.

Too, erm, spicy. Wood spice. Pass!