Name: Compass Box – Peat Monster
Color: Light Yellow
Nose: Peat, banana fruit, oak, iodine, earthly
Taste: Light peat, smoke, wood, earthy
Review:
Compass Box Peat Monster is a blended scotch from the Compass Box Company. It is not as peaty as some other heavily peated whiskies like Lagavulin, Laphroaig, or Peat Week. If you have seen Compass Box on the shelf but do not know much about it, here is the break down. They are a producer and bottlers of a bunch of blended scotch whiskies. The company was founded by John Glaser who was a former marketing director of Johnnie Walker and he is an American. Toasted French oak and American oak for the second round of maturations. Buy whiskies and blend them to make everything.
This method was under security with the Scotch Whiskey Association (SWA) for not being in compliance back in 2005. Since then they have resolved this matter and nobody seems to give a shit including me. I only add this in case someone smart ass comments on my leaving it out. I have sampled Peat Monster before and it is ok for the price vs. taste. It is definitely a good starter peat whisky if you need to ease into the world of peaty scotches.
Compass Box have a signature range which consists of the following: The Spice Tree, The Peat Monster, The Spaniard, Oak Cross, Asyla, Hedonism. They also have a range blended scotch whiskies called “The Great King Street” which have the following; Artist Blend and Glasgow Blend. They also have Limited Editions which consist of the following: Hedonism, Maximus, Flaming Heart, Optimism, Morpheus, Canto Cask and Orangerie.
Priced around $55 and worth the money if you like light peat or want to start drinking peated whisky.
If you like it, drink it!
