I have finally tasted one of the bottles i have been looking for since my whisky journey started. The very hard to find, Compass Box Tobias & The Angel. This blended malt is described as a work of art, as its label, which is a famous Renaissance also called Tobias & the Angel, which describes a biblical passage, where Raphael the Archangel tells Tobias to grab a fish, which will be useful to him later. This painting comes from Verrocchio’s studio in Florence during the 15th century, and the dog and the fish of that painting where made by no other than Leonardo Da Vinci. It is a special Blended malt made of Caol Ila and Clynelish from undisclosed but "unlikely to source again" ages. Bottled at 47.6%abv. On the nose, it is beautifully fruity. Red fruit punch, Cherry syrup; Beautiful fruitiness. If something like orange spiciness exists, this has it. After a first sip it gave me a wonderful vanilla note with sparkling water. There is some lemon rising. On the palate, very sweet and enjoyable. Red fruits, Salt, Pepper. Oranges and waffer with vanilla. Aftertaste was lovely. Amazing Smoke, Sawdust; very Ashy. Everything perfectly delivered; Vanilla cream. Overall this is an elegant, clean, well crafted whisky. A truly enjoyable dram, which by no means is worth the 700 dollars that it costs per bottle nowadays. It is definitively a collector's item, and a great whisky, which i am happy to have had. My score for it is a solid 91 over 100. Sláinte! (Update: this seems to be a 24yo blended malt. Clynelish is 24yo and the Caol Ila is allegedly older)