Compass Box Canto Cask 6

Compass Box This Is Not A Luxury Whisky

Ceci n'est pas une pipe, the famous artwork by Magritte, inspired John Glaser to go head-to-head with the trend of produces to market whisky more as a luxury good, status symbol and investment vehicle, instead of something to sip and enjoy. So he released this bottle… for 195 EUR. Not cheap, now is it? Having said that, this contains 19 years old...

Score 88/100

Compass Box Oak Cross

The second instalment in the series of Compass Box whiskies is the Oak Cross. The name of this dram comes from the unusual kind of wooden casks used for maturing the spirit here. Essentially the Oak Cross is a vatting of whisky aged in both American and French Oak casks. In addition Compass Box works with a small mill in France who produces some...

Score 80/100

Compass Box Eleuthera

Compass Box is a whisky company run by John Glaser. He is a blender and bottler, but much more than that – a whisky artist in my humble opinion. His Eleuthera appeared in 2002 and is a vatting (or blended malt, I should say) of Clynelish and Coal Ila. Eleuthera is Greek for freedom (and also the name of an island in the Bahamas, but that is quite...

Score 86/100

Compass Box The Spice Tree

I have been looking forward to trying this for a long time and finally found a bottle and what a score! The name says it all…though the spice is not as over powering as compared to the ‘slap in yo face’ of a Rye whiskey, it still hits you, and it’s absolutely tasty. Loads of various baking spices that reminds of a spicy Szechuan stir fry kicked up...

Score 87/100