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Compass Box Oak Cross
(0.75l, 43%)
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$61.99
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Highland blend with a clove and fruity character.
If you ever make your way through the dusky maze of pub paved streets in London, you may find yourself looking at a seemingly incongruous Scotch joint. Compass Box was founded in 2000, by Whisky visionary John Glaser, in London England. After a go at the Wine industry, he took a shot at Whisky, working for Diageo. Compass Box is not a distillery, but a blender of fine Scottish Whiskies. Glaser combines the creme de la creme of casks from Islay and Speyside, to the Highlands.
The Compass Box crew are notorious for challenging the status quo, striving to push the boundaries of experimentation without sacrificing quality or taste.
Seemingly uninhibited by the formidable Scottish Whisky industry, Glaser brings a fresh perspective to the art of Whisky making, shifting paradigms… stickin' it to the man. But this visionary Spirit comes at a price, let's not forget, Galileo was convicted of heresy and persecuted.
In 2005, Compass Box had a tasty controversy on their hands; their Spice Tree blended malt. The release was a blended Whisky made using inner staves, or wooden slats inserted into the casks to enhance flavor. Wine-makers use this technique as a more economical way to add oak flavor wine.
Oak Cross is a Highland blend from their Signature Range of Compass Box with a clove and fruity character. It's comprised of 60% fruity malt Whisky from the villages of Brora, 20% meaty malt Whisky from the village of Carron, and 20% fragrant malt Whisky from Alness. For the primary maturation stage, all of the Whiskies are aged in a variety of American oak and French casks. 60% of this blend is then re-casked in Glaser's distinct hybrid casks.
If you ever make your way through the dusky maze of pub paved streets in London, you may find yourself looking at a seemingly incongruous Scotch joint. Compass Box was founded in 2000, by Whisky visionary John Glaser, in London England. After a go at the Wine industry, he took a shot at Whisky, working for Diageo. Compass Box is not a distillery, but a blender of fine Scottish Whiskies. Glaser combines the creme de la creme of casks from Islay and Speyside, to the Highlands.
The Compass Box crew are notorious for challenging the status quo, striving to push the boundaries of experimentation without sacrificing quality or taste.
Seemingly uninhibited by the formidable Scottish Whisky industry, Glaser brings a fresh perspective to the art of Whisky making, shifting paradigms… stickin' it to the man. But this visionary Spirit comes at a price, let's not forget, Galileo was convicted of heresy and persecuted.
In 2005, Compass Box had a tasty controversy on their hands; their Spice Tree blended malt. The release was a blended Whisky made using inner staves, or wooden slats inserted into the casks to enhance flavor. Wine-makers use this technique as a more economical way to add oak flavor wine.
Oak Cross is a Highland blend from their Signature Range of Compass Box with a clove and fruity character. It's comprised of 60% fruity malt Whisky from the villages of Brora, 20% meaty malt Whisky from the village of Carron, and 20% fragrant malt Whisky from Alness. For the primary maturation stage, all of the Whiskies are aged in a variety of American oak and French casks. 60% of this blend is then re-casked in Glaser's distinct hybrid casks.
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Category
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StyleBlended Malt Scotch Whisky
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RegionScotland
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CountryScotland
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Alcohol43%
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DistilleryCompass Box
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AgeNAS
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
spicy
vanilla
clove
malty
oak
milk
toffee
stewed fruit
apple
What does Compass Box Oak Cross taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Compass Box Oak Cross and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Compass Box Oak Cross and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Categories of Scotch Whisky: Single malt, Blended malt (formerly called a Vatted malt), blended, single grain and blended grain Scotch.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Light yellow amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Light, stewed fruit, ginger, spice, toffee apple.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Clove, vanilla, sweet malt, fruit.
Finish
Oak, malt, spice, sweetness, milk.
Light yellow amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Light, stewed fruit, ginger, spice, toffee apple.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Clove, vanilla, sweet malt, fruit.
Finish
Oak, malt, spice, sweetness, milk.
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Ratings & Reviews
Tristen,
Aroma - sweet, hints of apple (possibly green apple)
Sofa,
This truly is a delicious blend. I recommend it to new scotch drinkers and old alike. Whether your palate is seasoned or novice you will enjoy this whiskey very much. Bottles like this don't last long in my cabinet and I must order more soon!
Anthony,
nose: spiced fruits, very complex nose, difficult to pinpoint the exact notes, grapes, apples,
palate: slightly poily, berries, lots of spices
finish: spiced apples, red berries, medium long finish, oak, slight milk chocolate, a little watery
overall" if the finish didnt have a 'watery' aftertaste, i would bump it up a few. solid but still missing some coherence
Brian,
My new favorite! Nice start with great finish!
Ty,
My least favorite Compass Box that I've tried. A good dram for sure, but not as balanced as their other offerings. This is probably a polarizing whisky. Very strong oaky spiciness and bitterness. You definitely taste the American oak and European oak. That might be perfect for some, but just doesn't align with my palate.
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