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There is a purity, a seductiveness and a certain enticing femininity to Scottish grain whiskies which can make them special among spirits.At their best, aged in good quality American oak casks, brimming with vanilla and echoing rich pastry cream on...

The idea behind The Peat Monster is to balance beautifully peaty, smoky aromas and flavours with those that are malty and fruity.You will find peatier, smokier whiskies in Scotland. But you will find no whisky quite like this in terms...

A long time ago, we created a rich, bold Scotch whisky called The Spice Tree.Unfortunately, due to its avant garde method of oak-aging, we were compelled by the powers that be to discontinue production. Undeterred, we worked with our cooper...

What is more universally delicious than ripe fruit? Even the greatest chefs have been known to serve a simple dish of strawberries or a single, perfect peach as a dessert.Orchard House gathers together some of the fruitiest malts Scotland has...

Rosey Mitchell is the 2018 winner of The Circle, our programme designed to inspire bartenders around the world. Rosey’s prize? To create a blend with Compass Box founder John Glaser and whiskymaker Jill Boyd. Rosey wanted to make an approachable...

48% of the whiskies have been aged in ex-Sherry casks and 25% in ex-Spanish red wine casks. You will find a whisky that is full, soft and sumptuous on the palate with flavours of citrus peel and pears poached in...

This is our seventh edition of Flaming Heart, the whisky that revels in the harmonies between heavy peat and toasted French oak. Imagine Metallica with a backing orchestra, and you’re getting close.With the best bands, each album is an opportunity...

On discovering this marvellous new word, we began a quest to recreate the fragrance using Scotch whisky. Parcels were considered, identified and pursued. The process can be compared to scouring second-hand bookshops for specific volumes. Our search met with success...

A grain whisky made only from malt? That’s also smoky? Paradoxical spirits are something of a calling card for the whiskymakers at Loch Lomond Distillery who operate their site with seriously open minds. We managed to source some of their...

Scotch whisky has a rich array of stories, myths and legends.However, what start as myths can become received wisdom, influencing our understanding and restricting our enjoyment. We have deployed blending to challenge assumptions, biases and prejudices concerning Scotch in this...

Like the ARTIST’S BLEND, GLASGOW BLEND boasts a high single malt content. Inclusion of malt whisky matured in Sherry butts, and an Islay single malt of a powerfully peaty nature, has made this a blended Scotch whisky like no other.Full,...

Compass Box Magic Cask Scotch Whisky is a limited-edition release from the award-winning Compass Box Distillery. This single malt scotch is made from a blend of whiskies aged in a variety of different casks, including those that have been heavily...