Compass Box The Peat Monster Cask Strength Origin Story
Compass Box The Peat Monster Cask Strength Origin Story
Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
56.7% ABV
$125
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What the Blender Says
While The Peat Monster may boast purely Scottish ancestry, this is a whisky born in the USA. To mark its 20th birthday, and to celebrate America’s influence on Scotch whisky more broadly, we have finished some of this whisky in very special seasoned virgin American white oak barrels.
FLAVOUR PROFILE
On the nose; sooty barbecue smoke, green apple and powerfully aromatic citrus oils, all underpinned by warming cinnamon. On the palate; tarry, smoked almond, with the seasoned virgin oak delivering added richness and vanilla notes alongside seaweed, cayenne pepper and saltiness.
SERVING RECOMMENDATIONS
Wherever you enjoy your whisky, join us in toasting two decades of The Peat Monster and the close whiskymaking ties linking Scotland with America.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Bottled at 56.7% ABV | Natural colour | Not chill-filtered
Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
A limited edition of 9,126 bottles
December 2022
LEAD WHISKYMAKER
James Saxon & Alex Driver
What Gary Says
Nose: Smokey peaty goodness! Creosote, nylon rope, sea salt, toffee, cocoa and butterscotch.
Palate: Rich and thick, sweet with caramel, marzipan, cinnamon, chocolate, peat, coconut, brown sugar and chili oil.
Finish: Long and syrupy yet drying with toffee, peat and pepper.
Comments: Thick, sweet and peaty – all the things I’d hoped for! Just delicious. This opens up with some time in the glass, bringing out more sweet notes on the nose that initially are squarely ‘in your face peat’ (which I don’t mind). A bit of water thickens this dram up even more. I’ll be honest – The Peat Monster was never my favorite from the core range at Compass Box, but I always enjoyed the Cask Strength versions. I don’t have any others laying around to directly compare against, but fairly certain this would be my favorite one yet.
Rating: Must Try
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