Compass Box reviews

Non-chill filtered and naturally colored, the Spice Tree is a unique creation from Compass Box that I've enjoyed a great deal on several occasions.On the nose, I get a blast of caramel and toffee swee…

When I took a whisky cruise this past spring, the Compass Box The Peat Monster Reserve was one of 4 out of the 28 whiskies which I sampled which really impressed me. The Peat Monster Reserve is a special…

Nose: Vanilla up front, quite lemony, as in lemon pie, or meringue, green apples and maybe some pears too. quite fresh, with some oak notes. Palate: Creamy, but with a zing of gingery lemon stuff. van…

Compass Box Hedonism is a blend of grain whiskies from Cameron Bridge, Carsebridge, and Cambus. The youngest of these is 14 years and the eldest is 29.The nose has an immediate sweetness reminiscent of…

Some have pointed out, correctly, that Compass Box Orangerie does not exactly meet the strict definition of whisky by virtue of its addition of orange zest, cloves, and cassia (what is sold as "cinnamon"…

In the whisky anorak’s world, The Spice Tree is perhaps Compass Box’s best known offering—not just for the glowing reviews by Jim Murray and the like, but also for the Scotch Whisky Association’s cont…

Nose: lemon , apple on a pillow of malt and grain. Sweet and wee zesty like granny smith apples. Vanilla custard. Palate: light, the grain sweetness is prominent in top of apple peel. Honey, oats malt…

Nose: Sweet malty notes,engulfed by oodles of fresh orange peel, a citrusy tempest, with a sweet malty heart, that is the whisky. Some spices also evident. Very fresh.Palate: Less sweet than anticipated…

Compass Box is a very innovative company, bottling some really great pure malt whiskies. The Oak Cross was pretty good, so I was excited to try out the Spice Tree.Nose: Vanilla, honey, red pepper, &…

Nose: Closed. Vanilla bitter. Slight lemon grass. Perhaps leather? Coming back, the nose has a bit more of the sweet vanilla that I picked up on the palate. Maybe this is just my mind playing tricks on…