dhsilv2
Compass Box Experimental Grain
Blended Grain — Scotland
Reviewed
May 2, 2022 (edited October 9, 2022)
Apologies, didn't realize I hadn't put some notes on this one.
So full disclosure, I'm a bit of a fan of compass box grain whisky, but this one is a bit of an odd ball. It actually contains 31% 11 year old peated single malt...that has to be called grain due to using a column still instead of a pot still. The absurdity of scotch whisky rules.
Nose - cotton handy, meets fruits, touch of smoke...unique. Mint is coming out now, white chocolate, fudge, cinnamon spice, and more fudge.
Taste - Mint, citrus, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon....layers of complexity and with huge depth. Bit of smoke. This reminds me of a vanilla bomb version of say a nikka from the barrel, with even more complexity and age. Yeah that fruity element with the smoke and vanilla is great. Water brings some nutty elements and seems to add another touch of notes.
yeah good whisky. 3.00 from me. I could go higher but I'll be conservative.
150.0
USD
per
Bottle
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@dhsilv2 it’s been sitting on shelves here and UK /EU. Although in UK / EU, there’s been cuts in prices for this.
@angstrom there's been more funk and perhaps peat has it's opened. It's a bit less vanilla / fudge now due to some other notes. Not sure if it's better though.
Has it evolved since being open? Neck pour was all cinnamon and vanilla. Hoping to find more smoke or oak with some more air. Falls into the weird category. Time will tell if it is good or bad weird.
@dhsilv2 was curious about this one…seems a tad higher than I was willing to pay, but with more positive reviews, might end up pulling the trigger