Eduquemero69 says on September 30, 2021
General description
Nose: light smoke, figs, and Sherry notes. Palate: smoke, Orange and white pepper. Finish, middle finish, peat smoke, salt, quite dry.
Whisky | Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow Blend |
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Country | Scotland |
Type | Blend |
Cask | Bourbon cask,European Oak,Sherry |
Abv | 43% |
Rating | 83/100 |
Nose: light smoke, figs, and Sherry notes. Palate: smoke, Orange and white pepper. Finish, middle finish, peat smoke, salt, quite dry.
Wet ash, fructose (generalized fruity sugar), and sugared cream. It's rough, yet creamy, but the sherry berriness I was hoping for isn't as noticeable as I was hoping. Laphroaig takes up just under 20% of this but it headlines the other flavours, then the Cameronbridge, and the other distillery influences get nearly lost in the mix. It's still a decent value for the MSRP price, though.
An interesting blend but not as complex as I had hoped
Light smoke, mostly sherry sweet, pretty light on the nose
Plum and some oak spice covered in a light smoke blanket, kind of dry
Plum aftertaste, slightly sweet and bitter, very mellow
new favorite blend, well rounded with a not over powering smoky / peat
One of the better blends, very well balanced with some peat and sweetness.
Soft peat and some fruit on the nose. Seeet, smooth initial taste with a nice, not overpowering peat , smoke and a hint of spice finish. fairly long lasting, mouth coating flavor. Very good introduction to peated whisky.
Strong band-aid scent dominates the nose initially, peat smoke emurges next with some stone fruit subtly in the background, the palate is rich, buttery and smooth with some honey and faint caramel notes, a hint of smoke appears late in the spicy medium finish.
Wonderful scotch. Cheers Compass Box on a peaty and well balanced scotch
after smelling sensations the drink is surprisingly sweet and smooth
smoke raisins fresh grass
very smooth apples sweet and oily
peppery sweet oak
This peated blend from compass box is affordable and enjoyable. Honeyed citrus with smoky peat. I love peated scotch but this blend could use a little more punch to match the smoky notes.
+ zacht
Picked up on clearance. I'm new to peated scotch so this is interesting. Peaty and a little rubbery almost. Nose is very mellow and semi-sweet. I finally understand the bandaid taste note. Cheers to new experiences and clearance sales.
Great if you want to edge your way into peat. Subtle smoke after some warm slightly fruity notes.
fresh earthy peat and spice layer over my and sweet fruits. very well balanced with moderate linger in the finish of autumn leaves
2nd favourite blend
Smoke Leather Icing sugar Dried fruit especially peel Sugar dusted jelly babies Strong Tea Royal icing This is a large slice of Christmas cake eaten in front of a roaring coal fire
Left to breathe & warm it becomes oily
Pepper prickly
oily
Pepper prickly
Reliable compass box quality even in their more affordable blends. Well balanced peat and dried fruit notes present but not dominating. Personally recommended over the artist's blend.
smooth with a great oak taste
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