Category Archives: Compass Box
Three Year Old Deluxe, 49.2% – Compass Box
Compass Box have been quietly carrying on releasing whiskies of which I have bought none. At least, not after this three year old came out. I’m not entirely sure why that is because I generally love their releases, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Clynelish, Compass Box, Talisker
Tagged Clynelish, Compass Box, Highlands, Islands, Skye, Talisker
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This is not a Luxury Whisky, 53.1% – Compass Box
About a year after it came out and therefore also a year after I could have scored much more hits with this review, I’m finally getting around to typing down my thoughts about this blended whisky by Compass Box. This one … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Whisky, Caol Ila, Compass Box, Girvan, Glen Ord, Jon Glaser, Strathclyde
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New Compass Box releases
While this might not be the biggest news to a lot of you, I find it hugely interesting. Compass Box has long been on my radar, but somehow, two years ago The General slipped by me. I only got my eye … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Compass Box, Enlightenment, John Glaser, The Circus
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Advent Calendar Day 3: Compass Box Great King Street, 43%
Great King Street by Compass Box is, in short, one of my favorite blends. It might not be as good as some others like The General or to yet to be reviewed ‘This is not a Luxury Whisky’, but it’s … Continue reading
My favorite whiskies of 2014
I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Arran, Benromach, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Compass Box, Glen Grant, Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Macallan, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Springbank
Tagged Arran, Asta Morris, Benromach, Bowmore, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Compass Box, Darkness!, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King St., Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Longrow Red, Macallan, Masterpieces, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Port Cask, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, SMWS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Wealth Solutions
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Great King St. Glasgow Blend, 43% – Compass Box
The second sample of the ones that Compass Box recently sent me. This is the first permanent edition to their Great King St. series of blends. I never reviewed the first one on this blog but let’s keep it at … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Whisky, Compass Box, Free Sample, Glasgow Blend, Great King Street, John Glaser
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The Lost Blend, 46% – Compass Box
Compass Box is a very interesting company from London that produces an impressive array of impressive whiskies. Some blends and some blended malts. Some of their whiskies are okay but still worth the money you spend on them. Most of the whiskies, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, John Glaser, The Lost Blend
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The General, 53.4% – Compass Box
Compass Box is a highly regarded whisky ‘releaser’. They release all kinds of whiskies that they generally blend in their London offices. I don’t call them a blender in the regular sense of the word since I think they’re more … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Whisky, Bottle Share, Compass Box, The General
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Peat Monster, 46% – Compass Box
The third and final Compass Box whisky for a little while, unless I suddenly pop open my bottle of Hedonism. I don’t see that happening anytime soon though. Mostly because I’m still in the process of decreasing the amount of … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, Islands, Islay, Peat Monster, Speyside
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