Can blended Scotch be luxurious? Compass Box says yes. Earlier this year the founder of Compass Box, John Glaser, stepped down. I’d always been a fan of their releases but when I received a random ...
We typically describe the flavors of scotch whisky in a fairly familiar set of terms and adjectives. We discuss aspects of sweetness, of fruitiness, of spiciness, of peatiness or smokiness. We call ...
Compass Box Glasgow Blend just won a double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. That’s no easy task. That means every judge awarded it a gold medal and was unanimous in their ...
Compass Box was founded in 2000, and a quarter century on the whiskymakers (as the company likes to call its team) are still sourcing and blending malt and grain whiskies and coming up with fantastic ...
If you consider yourself to be strictly a single malt scotch drinker, perhaps you just haven’t tried any decent blends yet. A good place to get acquainted with the category is via independent bottler ...
John Glaser doesn’t admit to being the Bad Boy of Scotch whisky, at least not on the record. But that doesn’t mean Glaser observes the norms of the entrenched scotch establishment. In fact, he created ...
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Robb Report may receive an affiliate commission. As a reminder, blended scotch refers to a blend of malt and ...
As the final release in the brand’s Extinct Blends Quartet, the new Scotch is experimental yet historic, harking back to Scotch from the mid-1900s. Inspired by a whisky produced in the 1950s and 1960s ...
For 25 years, Compass Box has redefined Scotch whisky through creativity and transparency, earning acclaim for its innovative blends and collaborations that invite drinkers on an experiential journey ...
Dating to 1980, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) is the oldest spirits competition in the US and the second oldest in the world. The competition has an unrivaled reputation for the ...
To an American brown liquor drinker, it may take a moment to fully grasp the concept behind a company like Compass Box. We tend to be conditioned, as imbibers of bourbon and rye, to think of ...
A One-of-One Blend of Scottish & Swedish Whiskys, Featuring Acclaimed Artist Label & Housed in an Artisan Scottish Woodworker Presentation Box "We're delighted to collaborate with Compass Box on such ...