Compass Box The Story of the Spaniard

On the nose fruit cake, honey with a herbal note. On the pallet a little honey cough drop with a peppery finish. You can also sense the red wine.

Today was one of those days where I felt like I was put through the wringer. All was well at the end, but it left me in the mood for an easy, relaxing dram. No peat monsters or cask strength bourbons this evening. My open bottle of the Spaniard was an easy choice. No surprises here - it's a bright, pleasant malt base with a well integrated fruity wine finish. Not complex, but very well done. I have an unopened bottle of Glendronach 12 that I'll have to crack before I finish the Spaniard in order to do a side-by-side comparison. I love the GD12, and my recollection is that it's a very similar whisky, with the Spaniard perhaps having some more dry red wine notes.

Very enjoyable. Ready to try more sherry cask scotch.

Red fruit, spice, vanilla. Full oily body. Long finish.

Fairly smooth. A little bit of smoke at the end.