Last Vatted Malt: Compass Box Get Reactionary

Dateline: 22nd November 2011. Time: 11.59pm. Venue: A secret location in London. There’s going to be a raucous party this evening – a sort of ‘pre-wake’, if you will (don’t worry, all will become clear). A fancy Soho joint will be flashmobbed by a … Continue reading >>

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The Scotch Whisky Regulations of 2009 came into force at midnight on November 22nd changing the way that Scotch Whisky must be described. The names ‘Vatted Malt’ and ‘Vatted Grain’ are being retired so boutique whisky creators Compass Box are honouring their passing with two special releases, bottled just before the deadline. They are both available now at The Whisky Exchange:

Last Vatted Malt

1323 bottles 53.7% £175

A vatting of 35 year old Speyside and 26 year old Islay whisky to create a rich and smoky memorial.

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-15770.aspx

Last Vatted Grain

297 bottles 46% £130

A combination of grain whiskies from Invergordon, Carsebridge, Port Dundas and Cameron Bridge.

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-15787.aspx

For our tasting notes and more details of Last Vatted Malt day see the posts from Tim F and Billy over on our blog:

http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2011/11/last-vatted-malt-compass-box-get-reactionary/  (As seen above)

http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2011/11/compass-boxs-last-vatted-grain/

We also have an FAQ from Compass Box’s John Glaser explaining the changes and how they affect their whiskies:

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/D-530.aspx

While those two are amongst the finest whiskies we’ve tasted this year, we’ve been keeping an eye on all of the releases to bring you a list of our Top 20 Whiskies of 2011 – http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/D-528.aspx