Grumpious
Compass Box Great King St Glasgow Blend
Blended — Scotland
Reviewed
November 2, 2020 (edited December 16, 2020)
First nose of this reveals an impactful peat smoke, yet rounded and delicate. The same softness I get with a Bowmore or Talisker. Let it sit for a bit and the malt starts to take over, followed by orchard fruits. Wonderful so far.
Palate is quick to deliver a hint of sweetness, followed by gobs of malted barley. It then rolls into smokiness, which then leads you to source of that smoke.. more peat. It changes again (too quick) into peppery notes and baking spice and is a little more prickly than the nose had you believe.
The finish is medium long, with the oak and sherry coming through with just a hint of warmth.
Overall this is a delicious whisky for the price, it just shifts gears so fast that I’m not done exploring before it changes again. If you like Peat Monster you will appreciate this as it’s about 1/2 as smoky and more barley forward.. and also so affordable!
60.0
CAD
per
Bottle
Edmonton
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@ctbeck11 I too picked up Artist Blend first and thought it was a nice direction from CB, but yes you need to find the Glasgow if you can. About the same price I believe... at least here in Canada.
Sounds like a great buy. I recently picked up the Artist’s Blend and like it so far, especially for the money. Hoping to see this on one of my next outings, whenever that may be.
This is such a good value everyone should try it
Yeah, I keep reading that this is a stand-out in terms of VFM :)