Milliardo
Compass Box The Story of the Spaniard
Blended Malt — Scotland
Reviewed
December 19, 2020 (edited October 15, 2022)
It’s 2020. It’s December. Let’s shut this year down with a brand new whiskey (or whisky) every day. It’s my own personal whiskey advent calendar. +6!
Dec. 19, 2020
I was about to hunt down a particular Compass Point, at the recommendation of @Ctrexman then saw this THREE PACK of Compass Point 50 mLs for just $20. So (kind of) by request, here’s the first of the three. If it’s a winner, I might have to restart the hunt!
Nose is delicious. Grape juice, cane sugar, fresh cut grass, in that order.
Body gives me sweet cherries, hint of vanilla ice cream on the back end.
Finish is sweet grapefruit, slight black pepper.
So that was actually phenomenal. I had relatively low expectations for a 50 mL in a “budget” 3-pack, but this is an incredibly complex and juicy whisky. I also don’t have to make any compromises for this one. I would’ve accepted a trash finish for that cherry body, but each part of this drink holds its own independently. Running the math: 750/50*6.66 (repeating of course) = $100 for a 750mL. I don’t know if that’s the actual retail of this scotch, but I’d gladly pay that for this one.
‘Tis the season. I’m day-to-day on my whiskey selection, so if you’re reading this and there’s something readily available out there you’d like me to enjoy/suffer through this holiday season, leave it in the comments. Merry whiskey to all, and to all a beer flight!
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@Jan-Case thanks for the heads up! I’ll check that out
@WhiskeyLonghorn that’s a great price! Thanks for the info, I’m going to try to snag one of those next week!
Glad you liked this one. This was my "gateway dram" into sherry matured Scotch, and it's been a delightful rabbit hole ever since. Around me a 750 mL retails for about $65, which is about what you'd pay for a good entry-level 12 year sherry bomb.
Interesting. I had the 3 pack as well some weeks ago. I wasn’t as fond of the Spaniard as you were though. But I was much more surprised by the Spice Tree and Peat Monster. Looking forward to your review of these other samples. Btw - on the website of Compass Box you can find out what whisky went into the blend. They vary each year though but I think their profile stays the same with only little to none annual variations.