Compass Box Oak Cross

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 60 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Light, grassy and floral with subtle perfumed mixed spice. In time there’s vanilla sugar, tangerine, lemon, a whiff of dry stuff, some old apple and with water an exotic note like hoisin sauce. Palate A direct, sweet start smooth middle then a gear shift, spices come through with sweet citrus. Finish Sweetness and spice. Tingling, then dry. Comment Perky, smooth yet firm and spicy. Clever stuff and hugely drinkable.

Arthur Motley Nose Warm and enticing, honey and Kalhua. Sweet, toasted oats and golden syrup. Mint chocolate, some orange and peach. Some ginger and cloves too. Palate Soft and honeyed. Sweet maltiness and brown toast, a little grass and fruit. Finish A little toasty oak. Comment Structured and classy, an anytime drinking. Inclusive and populist without being dull.