Great King Street Scotch Glasgow Blend (750ml)

In his 1930 book ‘Whisky’, Aeneas MacDonald mentions that Glaswegians historically preferred fuller bodied and more flavourful whiskies than people in other parts of the world. So what better name for a whisky such as this?

Glasgow Blend offers a rich vein of peaty-smokiness underpinned by sherry cask-aged whiskies, full of dried fruit and wine character.  It is made from a high proportion of Highland and Islay single malts - approximately 67% - combined with 33% Lowland single grain whisky, and is matured in a combination of sherry oak, American oak and French oak casks.

Distillery Sourcing

33% Lowland grain whisky from a Fife distillery.
67% Malt whisky from the regions of Islay, the Highlands and Speyside.

The Islay single malt comes from south shore distillery (approximately 20% of the total recipe), vatted with a fruity malt from the village of Brora and a rich sherrried Speyside malt from the Aberlour region (approx. 33%).
A small percentage of Speyside and Highland malts complete the recipe.

Wood

A combination of first-fill Sherry casks, first-fill and refill ex-Bourbon barrels and a small portion of new French oak finishing.

Caroline Dewar's Tasting Notes: Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow Blend

Appearance : Soft, light gold

Nose: Peat smoke; allspice berries and cake spices; vanilla and sweet sherry notes (but no sulphur); milk chocolate; even a hint of rosewater!

Palate: Medium weight slightly oily mouthfeel. Peat smoke, sherry and spice sweetness, oak, licorice and richly toasted cereal. A hint of salt.

Finish: Long, rich with smoke and licorice; toasted cereal at the back.