JULY 2020 HEDONISM 43% MYTHS & 46% GLASGOW 49% LEGENDS I BLEND Blended Grain Scotch Whisky Single Malt Scotch Whisky Blended Scotch Whisky FLAVOUR PROFILE Full, rich and smoky on the palate, FROM OUR FATHER’Swith SherryDAY wine and spice notes. WHISKY 34% Lowland Single Grain Whisky 38% Speyside Single Malt FLAVOUR PROFILE FLAVOUR PROFILE 17% Islay Single Malt Notes of vanilla cream, VIRTUALA malty and creamy character TASTING11% Northern Highland Single Malt toffee and coconut develops into notes of ripe orchard on a supple frame. fruits and delicate oak. WOOD 62% First Fill American Oak WHISKY WHISKY 34% First Fill Sherry 60% Lowland (East) Single Grain Thank you so much100% Balbairfor Singleyour Malt questions during our first virtual4% New French tasting Oak 40% Lowland (West) Single Grain X Passion Vines X Passion on June 28th 2020.WOOD During the event, John focused on threeSecondary whiskies marrying period in a WOOD 57.7% First Fill Bourbon Barrel Sherry butt previously used to mature 100% First Fill American Oak from our Malt Whisky42.3% Recharred Collection: American Oak The Peat Monster, TheHighland Spice Malt Whisky. Tree and The Story of the Spaniard. But we welcomed queries on anything LEAD WHISKYMAKER LEAD WHISKYMAKER LEAD WHISKYMAKER John Glaser, 2000. CompassJill Boyd Box & James related, Saxon, 2019 and you didn’t hold back!John Glaser, 2014. From oak preference to ageing, to creative inspiration and even artistic collaboration, it was great to see such interest in what we do. THE STORY OF 43And% as promised,THE we’ve SPICE answered every 46 single% one of NOmore NAME,than 48.9% 100 questions, so you can read our thoughts here. THE SPANIARD TREE NO. 2 The Compass Box team Blended Malt Scotch Whisky Blended Malt Scotch Whisky Blended Malt Scotch Whisky FLAVOUR PROFILE Notes of citrus peel, red wine and spices. A long finish, with hints of FLAVOUR PROFILE vanilla panna cotta, berries and Floral notes, cherry blossom and sea Compass Box Whisky Box Compass cherries. FLAVOUR PROFILE spray wrapped tightly in a blanket of Baking spice notes such as clove bonfire smoke. WHISKY and ginger surround a core of fuity 40% Speyside Single Malt maltiness. WHISKY 25% Speyside Single Malt 75.5% Caol Ila Single Malt 17.5% Highland Malt Blend WHISKY 10.5% Talisker Single Malt 17.5% Highland Single Malt 60% Highland (North) Single Malt 13.5% Clynelish Single Malt 20% Highland Single Malt 0.5% Highland Malt Blend WOOD 20% Speyside Single Malt 48% First Fill & Refill Sherry WOOD 25% Spanish Red Wine Cask WOOD 75.5% Refill Sherry Butt 15% New French Oak 20% First Fill American Oak 24% Recharred American Oak Hogshead 12% Refill American Aak 80% New French Oak 0.5% Custom French Oak Heavy Toast LEAD WHISKYMAKER LEAD WHISKYMAKER LEAD WHISKYMAKER John Glaser, 2018. John Glaser, 2005. Jill Boyd, 2019. PAGE 1 @COMPASSBOX /COMPASSBOX @COMPASSBOXWHISKYCO COMPASSBOXWHISKY.COM JULY 2020 WHISKIES Was the GKS Glasgow Blend born out of the Who came up with the idea for Tobias and the Angel limited release New York blend or was it developed being a 50/50 blend? Do you have any other 50/50 independently of that blend? blends? Actually, Glasgow Blend was born out of two different It was not intended to be 50/50. After several “experimental” recipes we released in a small, months of cask selection and tweaking the recipe, limited run in 2011 in Europe. We asked people at it just happened to end up very close to 50/50. festivals which they preferred, and it was pretty even. In the end, we created a recipe that combined characteristics from both to create Glasgow Blend. I’m surprised it’s only been three batches of Spaniard, how big are the batches? The first batch was a little under 14,000 bottles while % % % HEDONISMHow do you decide 43 on the ABV at whichMYTHS to bottle? & batches 46 2 and 3 were aroundGLASGOW 20,500 bottles each. 49 You have some higher-proof offerings, which allow the consumer to add water to taste,LEGENDS but to water I BLEND How does Spaniard compare to Magic Cask which Blended Graindown Scotch to Whisky 46% or 43% eliminates a numberSingle Malt of Scotch possible Whisky Blended Scotch Whisky experiences. was done in a red wine barrel if I recall correctly? The original Magic Cask (made for the LCBO in Bottling strengths are chosen based on what we FLAVOUR PROFILE believe best expresses the whisky we wanted to Canada) was based on aFull, Madeira rich and smoky cask-finished on the palate, with Sherry wine and spice notes. create. The ABV is every bit as important – and Linkwood. The Story of the Spaniard is based on WHISKY just as considered – as the ratio of the whisky Oloroso cask-aged malt34% whisky, Lowland Single as wellGrain Whisky as whiskies components themselves in achieving the desired aged in red wine casks, 38%ex-American Speyside Single Malt whiskey casks FLAVOUR PROFILE FLAVOUR PROFILE 17% Islay Single Malt Notes of vanilla cream,effect. While some people do enjoyA maltytinkering and creamy with character and French oak-finished11% Northernmalt Highlandwhisky. Single They Malt end up toffee and coconut develops into notes of ripe orchard on a supple frame.dilution to find their own sweet spot,fruits andwe delicate think oak. that being two quite distinctiveWOOD and different profiles. 62% First Fill American Oak WHISKY our duty as whiskymakers is to deliverWHISKY a whisky that 34% First Fill Sherry 60% Lowland (East)is Single compelling Grain straight out of the bottle,100% Balbair which Single oftenMalt 4% New French Oak 40% Lowland (West) Single Grain X Passion Vines X Passion Which batch of the Spaniard is in the Sample pack? means evaluating recipes in our BlendingWOOD Rooms at Secondary marrying period in a WOOD 57.7% First Fill Bourbon Barrel The best way to tell whichSherry batch butt previously is in used your to mature pack is to 100% First Fill Americana variety Oak of strengths before agreeing42.3% the Recharred final American spec. Oak Highland Malt Whisky. It is admittedly a subjective decision, at the end of search on the bottle for the laser code. This should LEAD WHISKYMAKER LEAD WHISKYMAKER be on the bottle itself orLEAD on WHISKYMAKER the label. This shows a John Glaser, 2000.the day but, like a chef seasoning aJill dish Boyd &before James Saxon, it 2019 John Glaser, 2014. leaves the kitchen, we adjust the strength to suit date and the batches equate to: the original vision. Laser code 30 07 2018 is Spaniard Batch 1 Laser code 05 11 2018 is Spaniard Batch 2 Laser code 19 08 2019 is Spaniard Batch 3 What exactly is the 43 difference% between a blend 46% 48.9% THE STORYwhisky e.g. OF Grouse and a blended malt?THE SPICE NO NAME, THE SPANIARDA Blended Scotch whisky is a blendTREE of at least one In Story of the SpaniardNO. is it Pedro 2 Ximenez or malt whisky with at least one grain whisky, whereas Oloroso or another sherry? Also, what’s the Blended Malta Scotch Blended Whisky Malt is a blend of only maltBlended whiskies. Malt Scotch Whiskydifference in those 2 moreBlended popular Malt Scotch options? Whisky The Story of the Spaniard contains whiskies aged in FLAVOUR PROFILE Notes of citrus peel, red wine and first fill red wine hogsheads as well as other whiskies spices. A long finish,Which with hints expression of of yours has the oldest age aged in Sherry butts. WithFLAVOUR the PROFILE Sherry aged stocks, vanilla panna cotta, berries and Floral notes, cherry blossom and sea Compass Box Whisky Box Compass cherries. statement? FLAVOUR PROFILE some of the whiskies werespray wrappednot filled tightly in aby blanket us soof it is Very few of our whiskies carry age Bakingstatements spice notes such but as clove bonfire smoke. WHISKY and ginger surround a core of fuity difficult to be sure of the type of Sherry originally 40% Speyside Singleone Malt that does would be our first whiskymaltiness. for Bern’s WHISKY 25% Speyside Single Malt used for seasoning the casks75.5% Caol – Ila we Single assume Malt it was 17.5% Highland MaltSteakhouse, Blend Florida. The youngest whiskyWHISKY was a Oloroso Sherry. Pedro Ximenez10.5% Talisker isSingle made Malt from grapes 17.5% Highland Single41-Year-Old Malt grain whisky. 60% Highland (North) Single Malt 13.5% Clynelish Single Malt 20% Highland Single Malt of the same name, dried0.5% in Highland the Spanish Malt Blend sun, while WOOD 20% Speyside Single Malt 48% First Fill & Refill Sherry Oloroso is based on PalominoWOOD grapes. PX casks tend 25% Spanish Red Wine Cask WOOD to impart more raisiny notes75.5% Refill and Sherry a syrupyButt quality – it 15% New French Oak 20% First Fill American Oak 24% Recharred American Oak Hogshead 12% Refill American Aak 80% New French Oak is heavier than Oloroso 0.5%and Custom much French sweeter. Oak Heavy Toast Oloroso LEAD WHISKYMAKER LEAD WHISKYMAKER casks tend to impart drierLEAD characteristicsWHISKYMAKER with more John Glaser, 2018. John Glaser, 2005. oxidative notes of nuts Jilland Boyd, dried 2019. fruit. PAGE 2 @COMPASSBOX /COMPASSBOX @COMPASSBOXWHISKYCO COMPASSBOXWHISKY.COM JULY 2020 WHISKIES My friend BrooksE. told me about you guys about 20 I wasn’t able to get Spaniard, but Kerrin suggested years ago. I still have a half a bottle of “Eleuthera”. having another Oloroso Scotch. I have the Clynelish Do you think that it is still okay to drink? Distillers Edition. I’d like to hear how it relates and We are sure it is – and will be whenever you decide compares to the Spaniard.