Compass Box - The General
Nose: A stately
home study that’s had its antique furniture and fittings given a good going
over with beeswax polish and Brasso. A shelf of dust ridden and damp paperback books,
freshly baked banana bread, pineapple upside down cake, sherry soaked raisins,
dapple dandy plums, La Vieja Fabrica fruits of the forest jam, toffee apples, vanilla
infused poached pears, warming winter spices and an infusion of palma violets
and toasted cedar wood.
Palate: A
slightly over baked, charred edged Christmas cake, honey and lemon Lockets
lozenges, heavily buttered granary toast, Pontefract cakes, Muller Greek style
black cherry fruit corner yogurt, Tiptree lime marmalade, dried dates, smoked
walnuts, a café crème cigar and oodles of opulent oak.
Finish: A
dry and distinguished, savour sensation of a long lingering finish.
Summary: A
beautifully balanced belter of a blend, made from two blended whiskies aged over
30 years old. Resulting in what only can be described as a vivaciously vintage drop
of pure dramming class in a glass!
