In 2018, John Glaser along with the whole Compass Box people, held a special contest. They recruited bartenders from all over the world and the one who made the best whisky cocktail would have the chance to make their own Compass Box blend. The contest was named "The Circle" and was won by Rosey Mitchell who picked this special recipe, made by: 78.8% Tamdhu 14.8% Clynelish 4.9 % Highland Park 1.5 % a Highland malt blend. The label has a sun, since Rosey tried to make a whisky that resembles a sunshine. Bottled at 46%abv, burnished gold. On the nose, it is very appealing. Starts with a solid chocolate fudge, Cinnamon, pineapple, the most incredible white chocolate aroma note ever. Stewed apples, very creamy, coconut. Very elegant stuff. On the palate, it is not as good, but not bad, just mediocre. Very light and creamy; vanilla and dulce de leche. White chocolate; salmon. Super smooth and spicy. Aftertaste is peaty and nice. Earthy, pepper, metallic. It has this amazing recently-baked brownies note, very long finish. Overall, i liked this dram, but it won't rock anyone's world. The palate could be better, but i guess it is a very balanced whisky. The white chocolate notes are really nice. My score for this blended malt is a solid 85 over 100.