To the credit of the Scotch Whisky Association, they had to do their job and tell us we couldn’t do that, and that’s when we started the campaign,” Glaser explains, referring to the 2016 Scotch Whisky Transparency petition. The goal was to persuade the industry to change the rules and allow producers to list more than the youngest liquid in the bottle on the label.

This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. Finish: Decent length with apple orchard flavors stealing the show. This whisky lives up to its name! Scads of apple and pear flavors on the finish combine with delightful and delicious toasted oak and vanilla notes. Rating: 7/10, Very Good Mouth: still this light and fruity profile, not too sweet, albeit with a stronger boozy side. Hints of grappa and fruit eau-de-vie. Green apple, peach and pear again, with waxy notes, citrus peel, white pepper and light oak. Hints of ginger, raw malt and vanilla.This year, Compass Box Experimental Grain Whisky came to market with the aim of blurring the boundaries of the Scotch category. Containing a portion of spirit made from peated malted barley, the 100% malt whisky differs from others because it was distilled in a column still, rather than a pot still. As such, it must legally be defined as a grain whisky in accordance with Scotch regulations. Compass Box Orchard House, bağımsız şişeleyici Compass Box’ın 2021’de çıkardığı meyvemsi karakteriyle öne çıkan malt viskilerle harmanlayarak 46% dereceyle şişelediği ekspresyonu. Bir Blended Malt olan Orchard House içerisinde 39% Linkwood, 29% Clynelish ve 20% Benrinnes oranında maltlara ek olarak 2% Caol Ila, 8% ismi açıklanmayan bir Speyside maltı ve bir de 2% oranında Highland karışımı bulunuyor. Fıçı kullanımında ise öncelikle yoğun olarak ilk dolum Bourbon fıçılar, az miktarda da Fransız meşe ve Oloroso Sherry fıçılar kullanılmış. Fresh and dried apples, honey, malty sweetness, marzipan, baking spice and hints of banana chips, graham. Our New Arrival this week is Orchard House, the newest core offering from Compass Box and the first to be made with whiskies entirely laid down by the bottler/blender. We tasted it with founder John Glaser, and found out how it earned its name.

However, he isn’t convinced by the recent updates to the regulations allowing for a broader variety of casks to be used to mature Scotch whisky. Palate: Medium bodied, almost syrupy. Anise up front this time, sweetened into licorice candies or nonpareils. Marzipan, almond extract, and dried apricot. Glaser likens what he’s doing to the Song Exploder podcast, where each episode a musician takes apart their song, and piece by piece, tells the story of how it was made. He wants to create Whisky Exploder, and get whisky-makers to take you through the inception and creation of a whisky – you heard it here first. This won’t surprise those of you who are already familiar with Compass Box however, as it’s long been a champion for transparency within the whisky industry. We may, but are not under any obligation, to release new functionalities and tools or other features for the Service every now and then. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof.

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Burun: İlk koklamayla birlikte “Orchard House” adının hakkını fazlasıyla veren oldukça taze ve meyvemsi bir burun. Elma, armut, üzüm, şeftali, limon gibi zengin meyvemsi kokulara vanilya ve hafif karamel eşlik ediyor. Taking the blueprint of the Mamie Taylor, you can bring together the beautiful orchard fruit notes of the whisky with the spice of homemade ginger syrup and fresh chilli, and then skew that into the territory of a classic shandy, with lime and pale ale. Whiskybase B.V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”). Unless a person who starts a business is independently wealthy, or fabulously wealthy, you need people to invest in your business. That’s what Caelum Capital represents for us. We have a very small megaphone, if you will, and have had for 22 years. Orchard House is Compass Box Whisky’s newest addition to their Malt Whisky line (which is their core whisky line). It joins the ranks of The Spainiard, Peat Monster, Oak Cross, etc.

Palate: Sweet and bright. Tart apple is balanced by pineapple, golden syrup, buttery pastry, with that subtle peat smoke appearing underneath. Nice oily mouthfeel and the immediate sharpness of raspberries. The apple and vanilla notes are ever present and help balance out the berry tartness. The finish is like a warm toffee apple and right at the end is where I think I detect that tiny percentage of peat. It gently wafts in and adds an exclamation point to the profile. Water softens everything out and removes much of the sharpness. Conclusion: Orchard House is a good whisky at a great price. I put this right up there with Peat Monster as the two stars of Compass Box’ core lineup. If you’ve enjoyed the King Street releases, Orchard House is a great step up in quality and depth and can absolutely hold its own against single malts in this price range.In Scotland, a lot of people said, ‘hey, you know what, our national drink is not doing very well. We’ll take anybody, even an American who’s trying to create something different with a sincere, unique approach to Scotch whisky, and integrity in terms of quality,” Glaser notes. There’s more that we as an industry need to do,” he adds. “The outdated legislation, which prohibits people from talking about the age of anything other than the youngest whisky in a bottle, needs to change. There’s just no logic there, no rationale for keeping it. It’s just inertia on behalf of the industry. Unless, of course, there are companies in the industry who feel that the law protects them from having to disclose everything they have.” Fruit of the land: Orchard House was released last August No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service. Combine whisky, herbs and spices for 12 hours to infuse. Pass through a coffee filter and then dissolve honey into the strained liquid. Store at room temperature indefinitely. Enjoy neat, on ice, or combine with your Compass Box whisky of choice as a Rusty Nail-ish.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the whiskies above, just a wish that more could be done with the core offerings and something that would be a little easier on Clyde’s dusty old wallet. To prove it, I’ll point immediately to Compass Box’s Myths & Legends series as being top-drawer drams – especially Myths & Legends II. What a wonderful whisky that was and a brilliant celebration of Glen Elgin – a distillery that’s somehow, inexplicably, still flying under the radar, although I expect not for much longer. I even have a few precious drops left of Compass Box’s sublime Three Year Old Deluxe from a few years ago – John Glaser’s attempt to capture the spirit of Brora. In each of his bottlings Glaser looks for a whisky that is “compelling”. Recent launches include August 2021’s Compass Box Orchard House, described as a fruit‐forward malt whisky, and a first for the company. Liquid was sourced from a number of distilleries known for their fruity flavour profiles, before being aged in a mix of Compass Box casks, including water‐rinsed, first‐fill ex‐Bourbon barrels, oloroso Sherry‐seasoned butts, and French oak custom barrels.

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Nose: very bright and fruity indeed. Juicy pears and peaches, with hints of grapes, lemons and green apples. Also vanilla and mint, as well as light blossomy touches. Young but vibrant, with a subtle waxy side that hints at Clynelish. In terms of fruitiness this is spot on. This marks the start of an exciting future for Compass Box. Glaser is thinking long term into the next 10 and 15 years, laying down whiskies with future core products in mind – Orchard House is just the beginning! We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. I didn’t start this business to make myself a lot of money. I started this business because I love Scotch whisky, and I see a way of bringing Scotch whisky to the world that most other people don’t see. Caelum Capital will give us the foundation to focus on what we’re really good at,” Glaser explains. Range behaviour: Compass Box’s line-up Genel Yorum: Compass Box Orchard House her ne kadar ilk tattığımda beni biraz hayal kırıklığına uğratsa da sonraki tadımlarda karşıma çıktığında keyif aldığım bir viski oldu. Meyvemsi karakterin çok belirgin olduğu aromatik ve tam anlamıyla “fresh” bir viski. Özellikle sıcak havalarda keyifle yudumlanabilecek bir malt harmanı. Bu yazı ilginizi çektiyse;