Blended Malt Scotch Whisky The Spice Tree
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release, as bottled spirits do not mature further in the glass.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate desserts, strong blue cheese, or slow-roasted venison.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Spice Tree is a monument to innovation and a legendary chapter in modern Scotch whisky history. Originally launched in 2005 by Compass Box founder John Glaser, this blended malt was famously banned by the Scotch Whisky Association due to its pioneering use of inner French oak staves—a traditional winemaking technique deemed unorthodox in Scotland. Undeterred, Glaser re-engineered the process, returning with a legal and equally brilliant method: aging the whisky in custom-built casks featuring heavily toasted French oak heads. Sourced primarily from Highland distilleries like Clynelish, Dailuaine, and Teaninich, the spirit undergoes a secondary maturation in these bespoke vessels, which imparts an extraordinarily rich, sweet, and deeply spiced character reminiscent of baking spices, toasted oak, and rich malt.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Compass Box er et banebrydende skotsk whisky blending-hus med base i London, grundlagt i 2000 af den amerikanske iværksætter og tidligere vinhandler John Glaser. Virksomheden fungerer som en uafhængig boutique-whiskymager frem for et traditionelt destilleri og udvælger enestående single malt- og grain-whiskyer fra hele Skotland. Her nytænkes blending-kunsten gennem kreativ fadmodning, skræddersyede franske egetræsfade og et kompromisløst fokus på gennemsigtighed. Compass Box har udfordret de traditionelle konventioner i whiskyverdenen med sin progressive filosofi og håndværksmæssige tilgang, hvilket har resulteret i en alsidig portefølje, der hyldes for sin levende innovation og kompleksitet. Blandt husets mest roste signaturaftapninger findes Hedonism, en skelsættende blended grain whisky, samt anerkendte blended malts som The Peat Monster og The Spice Tree.
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
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