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Nose: Waxy dried fruits: dried apricot, dried mango, dried coconut. Beeswax, fresh lime, vanilla taffy. After awhile, I can detect fresher fruits: pear, primarily, but maybe peach as well. Complex, but a little reticent. Damak: Damakta da burunda olduğu gibi meyve karakteri belirgin. Elma, armut, şeftali ve limon aromalarına meşe, vanilya, zencefil ve beyaz karabiber eşlik ediyor. 46% derecelik alkol kendini hafif hissettiriyor. The administration that put these tariffs in place thought, ‘well, single malts are the best; they must be the most expensive’, not thinking that there may be blended Scotch whiskies and blended malts, and other categories of Scotch whisky, which are equally good, equally expensive, or more expensive,” says Glaser. “People have this perception that single malts are the best.”
After drinking and thoroughly enjoying Compass Box’s output over the course of the last decade or so, I was beginning to lose a little faith in them when it came to a bit more fresh variety in their core range. Sure, stalwarts like Peat Monster, Spice Tree and Hedonism are great products for the price, but for me, Compass Box seemed to be focusing more on their limited releases rather than introduce something new and vibrant to the range that helped elevate them into the top tier of blenders in the first place.Changing the rules required agreement between all 27 member states of the European Union. “And then Brexit hit, and they all got even less interested in changes,” Glaser says. However, he remains resolute that greater transparency is imperative to the category’s future success. Glaser does, however, see “a lot more openness now” when it comes to transparency, particularly with smaller or independent producers. No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the whiskies above, just a wish that more could be done with the core offerings and something that would be a little easier on Clyde’s dusty old wallet. To prove it, I’ll point immediately to Compass Box’s Myths & Legends series as being top-drawer drams – especially Myths & Legends II. What a wonderful whisky that was and a brilliant celebration of Glen Elgin – a distillery that’s somehow, inexplicably, still flying under the radar, although I expect not for much longer. I even have a few precious drops left of Compass Box’s sublime Three Year Old Deluxe from a few years ago – John Glaser’s attempt to capture the spirit of Brora.
Now we’re talking about the ability to change Scotch whisky legislation when the powers that be behind the Scotch Whisky Association want to change,” he says. “It hasn’t made any difference to us. It’s just not my thing, Tequila casks with Scotch whisky in them, I don’t get it; I don’t get the deliciousness or how they match.” I was left disappointed and eager for a new experience – something quality but well-priced, but we seemed instead to be deluged by a never-ending stream of bottles like Menagerie, Rogue’s Banquet, Canvas, The Circle (no, not Sammy Hagar’s band) and the highly coveted Tobias And The Angel, which hit retail at some pretty high prices it has to be said. Let’s not talk about the auction prices some of these bottles go for now. Eye-watering stuff. It brings together some of the fruitiest single malts. There’s 39% Linkwood, 29% Clynelish and 20% Benrinnes, all aged 8 years in first-fill bourbon barrels, plus minor parts of Aberlour (Oloroso seasoned butt), Caol Ila (first-fill bourbon) and their signature Highland Malt blend (custom French oak barrel).
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Nice oily mouthfeel and the immediate sharpness of raspberries. The apple and vanilla notes are ever present and help balance out the berry tartness. The finish is like a warm toffee apple and right at the end is where I think I detect that tiny percentage of peat. It gently wafts in and adds an exclamation point to the profile. Water softens everything out and removes much of the sharpness. Looking to the next 22 years, Glaser has a simple, albeit global, ambition. “In a folder are all the things that are important to me in my life,” he reveals. Conclusion: Orchard House is a good whisky at a great price. I put this right up there with Peat Monster as the two stars of Compass Box’ core lineup. If you’ve enjoyed the King Street releases, Orchard House is a great step up in quality and depth and can absolutely hold its own against single malts in this price range. Burun: İlk koklamayla birlikte “Orchard House” adının hakkını fazlasıyla veren oldukça taze ve meyvemsi bir burun. Elma, armut, üzüm, şeftali, limon gibi zengin meyvemsi kokulara vanilya ve hafif karamel eşlik ediyor.
When the US imposed punitive tariffs on Scotch whisky in 2019, the government specifically targeted single malts – not blends of any sort. For a company dedicated to blended whisky, such as Compass Box, it mercifully granted a ‘free pass’ from a tax that grossly affected exports in 2020. The decision to clamp down on single malts is demonstrative of the subcategory’s perception compared with its blended counterpart, notes Compass Box founder and whisky maker John Glaser.
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In each of his bottlings Glaser looks for a whisky that is “compelling”. Recent launches include August 2021’s Compass Box Orchard House, described as a fruit‐forward malt whisky, and a first for the company. Liquid was sourced from a number of distilleries known for their fruity flavour profiles, before being aged in a mix of Compass Box casks, including water‐rinsed, first‐fill ex‐Bourbon barrels, oloroso Sherry‐seasoned butts, and French oak custom barrels. I’m a big John Glaser fan. I think he’s done more to elevate blended scotch and especially blended malt (The Artist Formerly Known As Vatted Malt) than anyone in the industry. That said, the last many releases I’ve found to be overpriced and while not underwhelming, they have not exceeded expectations. I’m sure this is due to a drastic increase in pricing of barrels on the secondary market, a drastic decrease in the quality available on the secondary market (distilleries are keeping their good barrels for popular limited releases), and frankly a limited canvas. If your audience is jaded whisky drinkers like yours truly who expect to have their heightened expectations exceeded with every new release, and all you’ve got is a dwindling supply of Clynelish, Linkwood, Caol Ila, and Benrinnes barrels to draw from, well… I guess I should be more lenient. We deliver to a number of international destinations including the USA. Please use the 'Change Location' link above for an estimate in your local currency or find out more about international delivery Then, during a holiday to the Bahamas with his wife, Glaser had his ‘eureka!’ moment, and realised his ambition to set up his own Scotch whisky company.
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