{"product_id":"compass-box-orchard-house-1st-fill-bourbon-matured-blended-malt-scotch-whisky-with-clynelish-linkwood-glen-moray-aberlour-caol-ila-2024-70cl","title":"Compass Box Orchard House 1st Fill Bourbon Matured Blended Malt Scotch Whisky with Clynelish, Linkwood, Glen Moray, Aberlour \u0026 Caol Ila (2024) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCompass Box Orchard House 1st Fill Bourbon Matured Blended Malt Scotch Whisky with Clynelish, Linkwood, Glen Moray, Aberlour \u0026amp; Caol Ila (2024) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA blend of single malt whiskies that showcases a fruit-forward, spirit-driven style of Scotch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur home amongst the meadows, Orchard House brings bright, crisp fruit notes, showcasing the best of light distillery character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe harvest a fruitful selection of malt whiskies at just the right time, then blend to showcase their bright fruit characteristics. With a light oak influence, a gentle honey sweetness comes through from first-fill bourbon barrels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt first you find crisp, bright notes of red apple and pear, followed by shortbread sweetness, honeyed vanilla notes and hints of wild strawberries and Earl Grey tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAKE UP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaol Ila 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 2.3%\u003cbr\u003eHighland Malt Blend Custom French Oak 2.4% \u003cbr\u003eAberlour 1st Fill Oloroso 9.7%\u003cbr\u003eGlen Moray 1st Fill Bourbon 10.4%\u003cbr\u003eLinkwood 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 34.1%\u003cbr\u003eClynelish 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 41.1%\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003eAbout Compass Box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"introduction\"\u003eInnovative artisan whisky blender, based in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"profile\" class=\"profile js-scrollitem\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__item company-profile__profile\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompass Box Whisky Company is headed by founder and whisky-maker John Glaser, who spent many years working in the wine trade before moving into Scotch whisky and a role as marketing director for Johnnie Walker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the company puts it, he established Compass Box Whisky “…based on his commitment to evolving practices in the industry to make great Scotch whisky more approachable and relevant to more people.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnsurprisingly, given his wine background, Glaser has a deep commitment to wood quality when it comes to maturation, and at times he has pushed the boundaries of conventional whisky wisdom. For example, he created the first commercial blended grain Scotch whisky, named Hedonism, and Spice Tree, which fell foul of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) for its use of suspending staves of toasted French oak within conventional casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompass Box offers a ‘Signature Range,\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich comprises The Spice Tree, The Peat Monster, Oak Cross, Asyla and Hedonism. Meanwhile, the company’s ‘Limited Range’ offers limited edition whiskies such as Hedonism Quindecimus and Flaming Heart. Compass Box’s third range is Great King Street – blended Scotch with 50% malt content, which also bears the company’s trademark transparency about component whiskies and maturation regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompass Box Whisky was established by John Glaser in 2000, and its first commercial release was the blended grain Hedonism, offered the same year. Peat Monster – originally just The Monster – was launched four years later, comprising heavily-peated Islay and medium-peated Highland malts, which went on to become the company’s best-seller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original version of The Spice Tree blended malt was marketed in 2005, but withdrawn the following year, being replaced by a variant with heavily-toasted cask heads instead of the staves disapproved of by the SWA. 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