Blended Malt Art & Decadence
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release; does not mature further in the bottle and can be preserved indefinitely if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate tart, blue cheese, rich fruit cake
✨ Technical Specifications
Art & Decadence is a lavish limited-edition blended malt Scotch whisky from the innovative blending house Compass Box. Inspired by the Decadent Movement of the late 19th century—which championed aestheticism, beauty, and art for art's sake—this expression is a liquid homage to sensory indulgence. To capture this spirit of extravagance, the blenders at Compass Box selected rich single malts and finished them in an array of sweet wine casks. The heart of the blend features malt whisky from the Balmenach Distillery finished in Sauternes casks, combined with whiskies from Linkwood finished in Madeira casks, Glen Elgin finished in Marsala casks, and a portion of Clynelish aged in first-fill sherry butts. The result is a wonderfully opulent, sweet, and textured whisky that evokes decadent flavors of dried fruits, rich toffee, and fragrant wood spice.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2000 by visionary blender John Glaser, Compass Box is an independent boutique Scotch whiskymaking house dedicated to reimagining the traditions of blending. Operating out of its blending studio in Richmond, London, with warehouse maturation bases in Scotland, the firm approaches Scotch with the exacting philosophy of an artisan winemaker. Rather than relying on standard industrial recipes, Compass Box sources premier malt and grain distillates across Scotland, aging them in bespoke cooperage using toasted virgin French and American oak to highlight distinct structural and aromatic elements. Known for its staunch campaign for radical transparency, Compass Box crafts expressive, non-chill-filtered bottlings free of artificial coloring. Celebrated benchmark releases include the orchard-fruit-forward Orchard House, the heavily peated Blended Malt The Peat Monster, the pioneering grain blend Hedonism, and intricate limited releases such as The Extinct Blends Quartet and Artist Blend.
🍷 ABV
49%