Jan-Case
Compass Box Spice Tree
Blended Malt — Scotland
Reviewed
October 27, 2020 (edited April 29, 2021)
After The Spaniard this is my second sample of Compass Box blends.
And it is very similar to The Spaniard indeed on the nose. It is bright and fresh. There is mixed orchard fruits, apple cider, white grapes, milk with honey, fresh saw dust. Are there spices though? If so it is light Christmas cookie spices if at all.
Interesting on the palate. Acidic and now indeed spicey. Fresh ginger, pepper, Italian herbs, nutmeg. Also orange zest and bitter nuts.
The finish is short and fruity with a slight bitter wood aroma and a good bunch of dried & roasted spices.
All in all really quite similar to The Spaniard, which I liked a little better. This Spice Tree doesn’t trigger the right points to make it really memorable for me. It is still good and very well composed for what it is.
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Thanks for the elaboration @Jan-Case !
@ContemplativeFox less of those typical apples but instead more juicy notes from peaches with buttery and cookie-like notes. Both in general were quite sweet. I usually like spicey and dark whisky but the spices weren’t in the range that I usually prefer (probably because of the combination with other notes.) I didn’t finish both 5cl samples to return to both of them at a later point.
What were the particular notes that sold you more on the Spaniard?