Category Archives: Compass Box

The General, 53.4% – Compass Box

Posted on 13 September 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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 →

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Peat Monster, 46% – Compass Box

Posted on 2 July 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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 →

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Spice Tree, 46% – Compass Box

Posted on 25 June 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since I promised to write up the other two drams I got sent from Compass Box. This time it’s Spice Tree, soon, it’s going to be a review of the Peat Monster. The Spice Tree it, … Continue reading →

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Oak Cross, 43% – Compass Box

Posted on 3 June 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A little while ago Compass Box was kind enough to send me a couple of samples from their core range. They asked me which three I would prefer and I picked Oak Cross, Peat Monster and Spice Tree. Mostly because … Continue reading →

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Bottoms Up!

Posted on 28 February 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Tonight a couple of friends and I are going to try and get my open-bottle-count down somewhat. Since I’ve been trying to do this on my own last year I found that a) it doesn’t work that well, and b) … Continue reading →

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