Compass Box Menagerie
Compass Box Menagerie, NAS, 46 %
A new release from Compass Box - this time it is a Menagerie. This limited edition was bottled in January 2021, and released shortly thereafter.
This is a blended malt composed of the following single malts:
Mortlach, recharred barrel, 42.6 % of recipe
Glen Elgin, recharred barrel and refill sherry seasoned butt, 18.1 % of the recipe
Deanston, refill hogshead and refill sherry seasoned butt, 17.1 % of recipe
Highland Malt Blend, custom French oak barrel - medium and heavy toast, 16.8 % of recipe
Laphroaig, recharred hogshead, 5.4 % of the recipe
The Compass Box Menagerie goes on sale in two days in Norway at NOK 1365 (13559701).
Nose: Apple wax, hints of petroleum hints. Fresh fruitiness. Vanilla. Light and delicate in style. With time more vanilla and cinnamon.
Taste: Medium body. Ripe apples -waxy. Oranges, lots of oranges - not bitter but zesty. Fizzy ginger. Honey.
Finish: Medium long finish. More zestiness now - borderline grapefruit. More green herbs and cut grass.
Comment: Always fun with a Compass Box.
Score 87/100
Sláinte!
-Thomas