yonkel
Compass Box The Story of the Spaniard
Blended Malt — Scotland
Reviewed
October 24, 2018 (edited March 2, 2019)
Bought a bottle yesterday and was excited because I love Spice Tree, Oak Cross and last years’ extravaganza. Upon opening it, you definitely can smell the peanut skins and caramel. When tasting it though it had a characteristic I couldn’t quite pinpoint - almost saw dusty. I wasn’t sure if I liked it and kept sipping to distinguish the flavor. I passed it to my wife to see if she could figure it out and she said confidently that it tasted like “vomit!” I laughed and took it back and wish I could say she was wrong! It smelled and tasted like the vomit in the hallway of your middle school that the custodian poured sawdust on to clean up. I did finish it but had to chase it with EH Taylor’s delicious single barrel to cleanse the pallet! It may have just been the power of suggestion but curious if anyone else agrees! I’ll try it again (maybe a smaller pour) and see if it changed now that it’s open....
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Is this still a two star bottle a few months later? Good review
Lol, I just poured some of this and when I went in for a sniff I got the unsavory note you indicated- thankfully it wasn’t there with subsequent smells and the whisky isn’t bad. It isn’t up to Compass Box’s usual standards, but it’s a decent whisky for the price. Cheers
Ah I to love CB and was wondering about this one. One to avoid I see!
@yonkel Somehow I don’t see that making the tasting notes on the box 🤮