We came across a parcel of American oak barrels filled with mature, massively peaty single malt whisky - tarry and full of bonfire-like smokiness. To us, this was a whisky crying out to be tamed and shaped into a very special Compass Box limited edition.
The taste has great peatiness and smoke balanced well by grilled pineapple, black cherries, soft spices, and a touch of oak. Those same notes last through the long, smoky finish. Excellent!
There's a slight counterbalance there in the form of dried fruits, citrus zest, spicy oak, and sour cherries, but it's peat all the way, which continues into a lengthy finish. Peat-heads only.
The dark fruit, baked lemons, cherry, clove, and cooked plum face entanglement in a labyrinth of shadowy stygian smoke. You could get lost in here for hours.
Basically what I’m getting to is that I want to drink more of this and while it could use a bit more depth, there’s nothing substantial to complain about when it comes to the Compass Box No Name.
