Back in 2000, an american man who was living in the UK, resigned his job at Johnnie Walker, because he wasn't happy with the fact that Diageo kept secret the recipes of their blends. He created a company, he gave himself the title of Whiskymaker, and Compass Box was born. That man was John Glaser, and his kitchen was the home of his first blend, one that got lost in time, the COMPASS BOX ELEUTHERA. A perfect blend between Caol Ila and a 15yo Clynelish, Eleuthera got his name from the greek "freedom", which was John Glaser's most important intention: be completely free and transparent about his whisky blends. In 2004, Clynelish stopped making the 15yo malt, and Eleuthera dissapeared. Compass box became one of the most fancy and important names in the Blended Scotch world, but Eleuthera never came back. It came close, when CB released "the Lost Blend", a tribute to this first whisky from "the whiskymakers". Well... i managed to obtain a bottle of the original Eleuthera. Here are my thoughts on it. Bottled at 46%abv, Pale straw color. On the nose, the first aroma was impressive. Green, acid gooseberries. Mango, ashtray. After a couple of sips, it gave me an exact aroma of a fish market. Lemon meringue, fish, lemon pie and a glazed donut. On the palate, it is very salty and fun. Creamy vanilla, gooseberies. There is this salt bomb, a real atomic salt note. Meringue and a salty meat. Aftertaste was amazing. Peppery, sulphur and very salty in a great way. Gooseberries, all the notes are very balanced. Very Astringent. Metallic as a coin. Overall, lets go back to 2000 and talk about what did John Glaser intended to do. It was a good blend between a Highland and an Islay Malt, he accomplished that. This is a very good whisky, and even if nowadays it costs around $1000 (if you find it), the original retail price was around $90, which was an incredible deal for what this whisky is. My score for this mythical dram, full of history, is a very well deserved 89 over 100. Maybe i am been a little rough with the score, because i drank it with friends and all of them said 92 over 100. I'll stick to my score.