Compass Box Duality – the whisky
Together, the West London neighbors launched two expressions of their collaboration. The recipe for both releases is 60 percent peated whiskey and 40 percent unpeated whiskey from ex-sherry casks. Compass Box Duality is a stylish, limited-edition marriage between Islay's Ardbeg (with a "teaspoon" Caol Ila) and a Pedro Ximenez-matured malt whiskey from Bimber. It is also the first time that Compass Box has sourced a whiskey that does not come from Scotland.
“The whiskey landscape around the world has changed tremendously since Compass Box began in 2000,” says the erudite American John Glaser, founder of Compass Box. “A whole new league of producers has emerged who want to do things their own way. They do this on a scale that allows them to follow their own beliefs and passions. As blenders, we are keen to work with anyone who produces great whisky, of any size, anywhere.”
“The overarching idea of Duality is to combine heavy peat with sherry casks,” Glaser continues. “The Compass Box expression is heavier simply due to the stronger phenolic character of our peated component compared to Bimber's. However, the principles of rich texture and aromatic expressiveness are common to both releases.”
| Alcohol: | 52% |
| Volume: | 70cl |
| Bottled in: | 2023 |
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| Number of bottles: | 1050 |
