Full, rich on the palate, with a rich vein of peaty smokiness, underpined by Sherry cask aged whiskies full of dried fruit and wine character.
Great King Street Glasgow Blend Whisky
Compass Box Whisky Company
NV
| 43% ABV
| 70cl
IWSC 2023 Silver
Key Flavours
Oak
Smoky
Spiced
Peated
Serve
Try Compass Box Glasgow Blend in a Mamie Taylor and let the spice and peat play off the cocktail's uniquely refreshing nature.
Process
This whisky is a blend of 67% malt whisky from Islay, Speyside and Highlands, alongside 33% grain whisky from the Lowlands. Its aged in a combination of first-fill sherry casks, first-fill and refill ex-bourbon barrels and new French oak.
People
Founded in 2000, John Glaser set up a different kind of Scotch whisky company, based on the long-lost model of the Scotch whisky blending house, but with a forward-looking approach and an unrelenting desire to create quality.
Place
Compass Box has an office and Blending Room in London, an office on Great King Street in Edinburgh (he even named a whisky after its location!) and its own stocks of maturing whiskies in Scotland.
Customer Reviews
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Great King St Whisky
Very surprised, really good
Product Specification
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ColourN/A
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CountryGreat Britain
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RegionScotland
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ClosureNatural Cork
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SKUD95564NV
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Alcohol %43%
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Unit Volume70cl
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AwardIWSC 2023 Silver
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VeganYes
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VegetarianYes