dhsilv2
Compass Box Stranger & Stranger
Other Whiskey — Scotland
Reviewed
August 24, 2019 (edited September 1, 2019)
Continuing to go through my current bottles - about 120 or so left to go. This will be fun!
Going in, I've had this opened since release but I've not had too many pours of it. My first impressions were pretty poor so lets see if it's gotten better or I've changed.
Nose - peach and mango with an oily waxy back. Some earthy tones as well on the finish. There's a nice vanilla and spice note at the end as well. Much more sweet and vanilla than citrus or spicey.
Taste - Up front the fruits and vanillas stay in the very dessert pastry level. The finish overwhelms with an explosion of alcohol, spice, and a swirling of cream fruit cocktails. There remains a woody and bitter finish that really pulls this together.
Finish - medium-medium long without much nuance or changes. There however is a nice lingering finish, really nicely done.
This has really come along for me. I early on was pretty disappointed, but I've come to really like it. The sweat notes are well balanced. There is nice complexity.
I thought I'd paid about 200 for this, but looking at prices it seems I paid 180. Worth it at that price? I have to say, I think it's well worth it. If you're into sweater scotch you really should seek this out.
180.0
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I don't keep count lol. I have a lot of bottles open.
120 to go. Wow how many do you have?