Compass Box Experimental Grain Whisky

About Compass Box Experimental Grain Whisky

Since its inception in 2000, Compass Box Whisky Company has been stewarded by John Glaser, one of the most progressive and innovative whisky blenders of his generation. "Like a winemaker blending grape varieties, we can create layers of complexity by blending whisky," says Glaser, who was named "Innovator of the Year" four times by Whisky Magazine and "Pioneer of the Year" twice by Malt Advocate. While Glaser initially began his career in the industry as a marketing agent, he quickly realized that by blending quality whiskies, he was able to create a product that was greater than the sum of its rare parts.

Compass Box is a unique blend of grain Scotch whisky. Nearly a century ago, grain whiskies were common across Europe, but were overtaken in terms of popularity when the larger distilleries in Scotland began focusing on single malt whisky. "When good Scotch grain whisky is aged in good quality American oak casks, the results can be stunning," says Glaser. They are strong advocates for quality cask selection. They use only whiskies in their blends that are aged in first-fill American oak casks which tend to yield more vanilla character, richness, and sweetness than the traditionally used casks in Scotch maturation. They also use a high malt content, differentiating themselves from most Scotch whisky producers.

Experimental Grain Whisky is a very special blended Scotch. Released in 2021, Compass Box sourced a special parcel of peated whisky from the Loch Lomond Distillery for this blend. Being distilled on a column still is the only reason why the expression can't be classified as a single malt. The rest of the components of the blend are conventionally made grain whiskies that were aged in re-charred casks. Bottled non-chill filtered and without added coloring at 92 proof, only 6,142 bottles of this delicious whisky were produced.

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