Blended Scotch Great King Street Artists Blend
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release, as distilled spirits do not mature further in the bottle. It will remain stable and delicious for many years when stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
charcuterie boards, roasted pork belly, apple tart
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Named after the address of Compass Box's Edinburgh offices, the Great King Street Artists Blend is a poetic homage to the golden age of late 19th-century Scotch blending. During this era, blended whiskies were celebrated for their immense character, flavor, and artistry, before industrialization shifted the market toward lighter, more generic profiles. To recapture this lost grandeur, Compass Box crafted this expression with an exceptionally high proportion of single malt whiskies—typically over 50%—sourced from celebrated Highland distilleries like Clynelish. This rich malt backbone is seamlessly married with delicate single grain whisky from Cameronbridge. The maturation process utilizes a sophisticated wood regime, including first-fill American oak Bourbon barrels, toasted new French oak, and sherry casks, resulting in a wonderfully creamy, aromatic spirit bursting with notes of fresh apple, vanilla, and soft baking spices.
🍾 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)
43%