Compass Box Spice Tree Extravaganza

Compass Box Spice Tree ExtravaganzaThis limited edition was released in 2016 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the original bottling being banned by the SWA and its goal was to reinterpret it using older components and some sherry cask aged whisky. Pay attention, the recipe is getting complicated. First, almost half of the composition was matured in ex sherry casks, about 2 3 of that from Glen Ord, and 1 3 from Benrinnes. Then, theres a drop of Allt A Bhainne single malt matured in

The palate is engagingly lush with even more fruit

offering a versatile drinking experience that is both futuristic and timeless

Key components of the blend are said to come from an Islay distillery and a Speyside distillery and Compass Box describes it as having “[a] ghostly peat note

This whisky is quite rough (though not necessarily in a bad way) – more like a Laphroaig Quarter Cask (a whisky that I’m not at all adverse to popping the cork of) with the peat ramped up than anything from Bruichladdich

all first fill American oak standard barrel) re-casked into several typologies of their hybrid casks

With its award-winning taste and luxurious appeal

giving the whisky a bold and complex character

The brand was unceremoniously removed from the market in 2012 to make room for Gold and Platinum

and peaches

The first core expression from Ardbeg in 20 years to be released with an age statement

This is the Cask Masters Selection

and North British distilleries