Compass Box Affinity

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Clynelish, Dailuaine, Teaninich, Craigellachie, Domaine Christian Drouin - Highlands, Speyside and Calvados

Toasted Casks, 1st Fill and Refill Sherry Butts

Independent Bottling 

By Compass Box 

Limited Edition

Blended Spirit

Bottled in 2019

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated 

 

 

 

For once, it's a simple spirit that is annotated here, but it's a blend of Scotch Whisky and Calvados. A very bold initiative on the part of Master Blender John Glaser. 6028 copies were produced.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

First of all, light sherry, which blends with a fairly fine woodiness, orchard fruits, juicy pear and cinnamon. In the end, this surprising combination works quite well. On the palate, a few spices, then the slightly acidic Golden or Granny Smith apples come to the fore. Tart tatin, vanilla, whipped cream, nectarines. A touch of ginger and nutmeg. Very good finish, quite long, gently earthy, vanilla bean, melting chocolate, baked apple. Liquid caramel. Cola.

 

In Short, 

For sure, you have to like apples and calvados. Very good marriage with the vanilla. The sherry makes itself felt a little at first, but that's all. On the whole, it's a good idea, nice and original, but the value for money leaves something to be desired.

Score : 84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                           Gabor Szabo - Fred and Betty