At midnight on the 22nd of November 2011 an era has ended. The term Vatted Malt has been declared illegal, and a new term has come into life : “Blended Malt”. the SWA decided that the term vatted malt was not clear enough and replaced it with the new term. To celebrate this change and pay homage the the old …

I love Twastings (twitter tastings, in case you do not know what it is), and I love Compass Box whiskies. Great Artisanal blended malts and whiskies. What can be better than a twitter tasting of Compass Box whiskies? well, nothing.
Tuesday, 22:00 Israeli time. Kids asleep, Wife asleep, it’s only me and my precious 3 samples of compass box. Now those …

About three weeks ago Compass Box whisky Co. had launched a new line of whisky named “Great King Street” , and the first expression in this line : A blended whisky (not Blended malt since this one also contains some grain like ‘normal’ blends do). I’ve dedicated a post to this new launch, which can be found here, but essentially …

Normally i don’t post about new whiskies before they are released, or before I have the chance to sample them, but I really like John Glaser’s work and CB’s whiskies, and this one is really something i am looking forward to trying soon.
To make a long story short- Compass Box has released 4 days ago a new Brand of whiskies …

I finished part 2 by mentioning that Richard and I continued on to the Glendronach and BenRiach stand. There we met Jim who has been working with both distilleries for the past seven years, and is responsible for all of the logistical side which includes amongst other duties the bottling lines, shipping and exporting. We asked Jim to his favourite …

Another Compass box,I’ve reviewed a long time , and forgot to rate, and post. This one is a blended whisky (yes, not a single malt, or vatted malt or whatever, ‘just’ a blend), but it’s a very good one in my opinion.
First of all, it contains 50% Malt, and 50% Grain, quite a high ratio (same as the Black Bull …

In addition to their great whiskies we like at Whisky Israel, Compass box also produces and expression that is not exactly whisky, but is based on whisky – The Orangerie.
Orangerie is an infusion made from scotch whisky, hand zested orange peel from Navalino Oranges and some spices (Indonesian cassia bark, and Sri Lankan Cloves).
The whisky used in this “infusion” is …

It’s no secret that i love the whiskies John Glaser of Compass Box makes. I’ve tasted quite a few, Recently the ‘Flaming Heart’ and ‘Double Single’ 10th Anniversary , and loved them.
Exceptional cask selection , and creative blending, creates some wicked whiskies.
Now, The folks at Master of Malt, teamed up with CB’s Glaser to create a wonderful competition, i think …

After the ‘Double Single’ we arrive at the second limited expression bottled for the 10th anniversary. The ‘Flaming Heart’.
This is a marriage of  Single malt whiskies from seven distilleries located in the northern Highlands and Islands. Primarily whiskies from distilleries located in the villages of Brora (probably  Clynelish ) , Port Askaig, Islay (Probably Caol Ila)  and the Isle of …

So, Compass Box, one of the better independent bottlers, and whisky innovator, led by J.Glaser has turned 10. How time flies! It’s no secret that i am quite the admirer of Glaser’s work. I’ve previously reviewed their core range, and when I’ve heard they just released two expressions to mark their 10th, I knew i wanted to review those ASAP.
Double …