Asyla (40%, Compass Box, 2014) 40% ABV, £36 for 70cl Score: 79/100 What they say: A blend of soft, fruity malt whiskies on a bed of rich, sweet grain whiskies. All whiskies aged in first-fill American oak casks to yield… Continue reading

Peat Monster 10th Anniversary Park Avenue Edition Cask Strength (54.7%, Compass Box, 2014) 54.7% ABV $80-120 for 75cl Score: 88/100 What they say: We can’t quite believe it but it is ten years since we created a bespoke blend of… Continue reading

Compass Box Great King Street Experimental Batch #00-V4 (43%, Compass Box, 2014) 43% ABV, £33 for 70cl Score: 78/100 What they say: Since the launch of the Artist’s Blend in 2011 we’ve been thinking about the style of the second… Continue reading

Great King Street Experimental Batch #TR-06 (43%, Compass Box, 2014) 43% ABV, £33 for 70cl Score: 75/100 What they say: Since the launch of the Artist’s Blend in 2011 we’ve been thinking about the style of the second permanent whisky… Continue reading

Compass Box Hedonism (43%, Compass Box, 2014) 43% ABV, £55 for 70cl Score: 85/100 What they say: Our bottlings of Hedonism are made from a combination of eight to 15 casks of grain whisky from distilleries such as Cameron Bridge,… Continue reading

Compass Box The Peat Monster (46%, Compass Box, 2014) 46% ABV, £37 for 70cl Score: 86/100 What they say: For those who love big, rich, peaty and smoky malt whiskies, this is your whisky. Bottled at 46%, “The Peat Monster”… Continue reading

Compass Box Spice Tree (43%, Compass Box, 2014) 43% ABV, £38 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: Our storied malt whisky The Spice Tree is made from Highland malt whiskies which we age in custom-made casks fitted with new… Continue reading

Compass Box Oak Cross (46%, Compass Box, 2014) 46% ABV, £36 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: We call this whisky Oak Cross because it offers the best characteristics of both American and French oak aging. A rich, medium-bodied… Continue reading

Compass Box Great King Street Artists Blend (43%, Compass Box, 2014) 43% ABV, £24.95 for 50cl Score: 74/100 What they say: What if we were to apply Compass Box Whiskymaking principles to a line of Blended Scotches? That is exactly… Continue reading