Compass Box Spice Tree

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5732
Blend-Scotch
Scotland
Blended Malt Whisky
46%
0.7 l
Compass Box
First and Refill american Oak Casks. finish in Hogsheads from French and amerikanischer oak
Chill filtration - Without Artifical colouring - Without
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
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Nosing
Spices:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Clove:
Caramel:
Clove:
Caramel:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Malt:
Malt:
Sherry:
Oak:
Fruit:
Nutmeg:
Fruit:
Nutmeg:
Oak:
Cinnamon:
Dried Fruit:
Peach:
Nuts:
Raisin:
Green Apple:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Pepper:
Green Apple:
Nuts:
Peach:
Dried Fruit:
Sherry:
Cinnamon:
Tasting
Sweet:
Spices:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Spices:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Pepper:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Clove:
Heather:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Ginger:
Clove:
Chili:
Cake:
Herbs:
Herb:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Chili:
Ginger:
Cake:
Herbs:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Dried Fruit:
Heather:
Zitrus:
Finish
Spices:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Dried Fruit:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Fruit:
Alcohol:
Sweet:
Herb:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Sherry:
Dried Fruit:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Sweet:
Herb:
Zitrus:

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Tasting Notes 9

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07. Aug 2021
05. May 2014
02. Sep 2014
TheGreatMothra
25. May 2020
Nosing: Spices Nutmeg Pepper Oak Dried Fruit
Lots of wood spice. Savoury maltiness. Nutmeg and black pepper. Some dried fruit backing it up.

Taste: Spices Ginger Clove Pepper Dried Fruit
Powerful arrival, lots of dried fruit and spices. Pepper, ginger, a little clove. Intensity builds over time

Finish: Oak Spices Dried Fruit
Finishes strong and long. Lots of wood spice notes, relatively dry, residual dried fruits.

Comment:
This is absolutely cracking for a blended malt. You could put this in any single malt tasting and it would go toe to toe with any 12-15 year release. The alcohol is balanced just right, there's a little heat buildup if you hold it in your mouth. Wouldn't want to go any higher, no water needed though, it just makes the experience punchy rather than raw.

85/100
09. Sep 2015
Davisscholar
25. Mar 2015
An interesting exercise in oak management. Pepper, close and hints of American White oak on the nose. With water, Bourbon notes, drip coffee and chili flakes emerge.
Intensely oak-structured palate - comparable to Glenmorangie "Artisan Cask".
Bourbon-like finish focusing on vanilla and caramel.
08. Aug 2021
11. Oct 2017
jakhaf
22. Oct 2017
Montalcino
14. Nov 2020
Nosing:

Taste: Very complex, the taste is surprising, the longer you keep it, the more flavors you discover, in a strange but very pleasant order

Finish:

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