Compass Box Oak Cross
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9045 | |
Blend-Scotch | |
Scotland | |
Blended Malt Whisky | |
43% | |
0.7 l | |
Compass Box | |
american Oak Casks and teilweise Finish in Hogsheads from French and amerikanischer oak | |
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This expression features custom-made hybrid casks with American oak bodies and French oak heads, hence the name Oak Cross. Vivid, citric and quite fresh, the nose unfolds with peach, honeydew melon and lemongrass. Amaretto, oranges and hints of oak appear. On the palate, vanilla, walnuts and peppery spices are overshadowed by dry wood and menthol. The Clynelish is sitting firmly in the driver's seat. Crisp, semidry and spicy, the medium finish lingers with apples, nutmeg and hints of green tea. Not my favorite Compass Box, but still very decent.
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 84 pts
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 84 pts
19. Jul 2020
Nosing:
Fruity, apple and pear. A little waxy. Overall quite sweet. Crisp and clean, almost floral. Not too much vanilla which is unusual for this style of nose, a little butteriness though.
Taste:
Sweet arrival. Mixed fresh fruit flavours. Wood spice builds over time, but doesn't ever get really spicy. The waxy note from the nose is still there.
Finish:
Long. A resurgence of fruit flavours which dies off and gives way to drying oak. Black pepper spice. Apple peel predominant.
Comment:
I always go into tasting new malts blind of other reviews, so I was quite happy to see that a good chunk of this blend comes from Clynelish which would go towards explaining that waxiness. For the money, this is a very decent blend. By comparison to things you'd find at a supermarket, it knocks most of them out of the water for a comparable price. For my tastes though, it lacks a bit of punch, maybe something a step up to 46-48 ABV might have fixed. Still though, it's the sort of thing I'd consider as a very nice lighter summer malt.
83/100
Fruity, apple and pear. A little waxy. Overall quite sweet. Crisp and clean, almost floral. Not too much vanilla which is unusual for this style of nose, a little butteriness though.
Taste:
Sweet arrival. Mixed fresh fruit flavours. Wood spice builds over time, but doesn't ever get really spicy. The waxy note from the nose is still there.
Finish:
Long. A resurgence of fruit flavours which dies off and gives way to drying oak. Black pepper spice. Apple peel predominant.
Comment:
I always go into tasting new malts blind of other reviews, so I was quite happy to see that a good chunk of this blend comes from Clynelish which would go towards explaining that waxiness. For the money, this is a very decent blend. By comparison to things you'd find at a supermarket, it knocks most of them out of the water for a comparable price. For my tastes though, it lacks a bit of punch, maybe something a step up to 46-48 ABV might have fixed. Still though, it's the sort of thing I'd consider as a very nice lighter summer malt.
83/100
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