Our first offering of limited edition whisky from Compass Box has arrived! For those of you who missed out on four of last year’s most coveted, celebrated, and revered Scotch whiskies, this is your chance to right those wrongs! The Flaming Heart, Lost Blend, Hedonism Quindecimius, and “This is not a Luxury Whisky” releases were mostly purchased by our staff members back in 2015 and few of these bottles actually made it on to the sales floor. For the time being, however, we have limited quantities in stock. There is a strict one bottle limit for each expression, but the inventory is live for as long as it lasts!

COMPASS BOX HAS ARRIVED!

Compass Box Flaming Heart 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Malt Whisky $119.99

The Flaming Heart series is about as close as we can get to peated Brora these days, and in some instances it can be just as heavenly. This is one of those instances. While insiders have always loved Glaser’s Clynelish/Caol Ila marriage, it doesn’t get nearly the fanfare some of the other rare malts do. Made from: 27.1% 30 year old Caol Ila; 24.1% 20 year old Clynelish; 10.3% 7 year old Teaninich aged in new French oak, and 38.5% 14 year old Caol Ila. The whisky is almost perfect, in my opinion. It starts with a bit of malt, then the smoke comes in, and then comes the finish. This whisky is ALL ABOUT the finish. It’s sweet vanilla mixed with campfire smoke, with butterscotch covered all over it. The oiliness of the Clynelish kicks in ten seconds later, and five minutes after your first swallow you’re still getting feedback from the Flaming Heart satellite. Incredible, pure and simple. If I didn’t have a one bottle limit on this I’d tell you to buy six.

Compass Box Hedonism Quindecimus 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Scotch Whisky $179.99

A veritable super blend of North British, Port Dundas, Dumbarton, and another unnamed mystery component, the Hedonism Quindecimus is always one of the most anticipated releases of the year with its creamy, oak dominated, rich and supple profile and smooth, butterscotch finish. Very limited.

Compass Box “This Is Not A Luxury Whisky” Limited Edition Scotch Whisky $189.99

Our absolute favorite whisky of 2015 is back for another extremely limited run. Complex, rich, lightly smoky, and opulent with notes of sweet sherry, cocoa, and a creamy coconut character. Composed of 79% sherry aged Glen Ord (just like our 5th & Harrison release), 10.1% Strathclyde, 6.9% Girvan, and 4% Caol Ila. This is like a super high end version of Johnnie Blue but with much, much more single malt as the base. Those looking for utter elegance and polish, look no further.

Compass Box “The Lost Blend” Blended Malt Whisky $104.99

Inspired by The Lost Blend, a short story written by O. Henry in 1907, this is an elegantly complex union of two fruity Highland single malts from the Clynelish and Allt-A-Bhainne distilleries and a peaty Islay single malt from the Caol Ila distillery. The style is a homage to our own Lost Blend, Eleuthera, that we sadly retired in 2004. It has a sweet, ethereal fruit and herbal character buttressed by an underlying smokiness.

David Driscoll K&L Spirits Buyer daviddriscoll@klwines.com 650.556.2736 http://spiritsjournal.klwines.com