Compass Box Vellichor Blended Scotch Whisky -

Volume: 0.7 liters | Alcohol content: 44.6% | Not chill-filtered | No coloring

Vellichor – Limited Edition
Compass Box Blended Scotch Whisky

Completed 01/2022
Composition: Macallan Single Malt (12.1%), Highland Park Single Malt (38.9%), Blended Scotch Parcel (15.6%), Blended Malt Parcel (29.3%), Caol Ila Single Malt (4.1%)
Barrel type: First Fill Bourbon Barrels, Recharred Hogsheads, Refill Sherry Butts, Refill Hogsheads
3,246 bottles (worldwide)
44.6% vol.
0.7 litres
Not chill filtered

Not colored Tasting Notes

Hints of leather, polished furniture and the crackling dustiness of decades-old pages on the nose. The palate is packed with lush malt notes, tropical fruit and sherry character, with a delicate but lingering peatiness.

Description

The big advantage of blended whisky? You are not limited to the character of one distillery, but can enjoy the best characteristics from different distilleries combined. Hardly anyone else makes this possible at such a high level as Compass Box. John Glaser and his team create textures and aromas that a single whisky often cannot achieve. For their luxury blends, the "whiskymakers" combine high-quality single malt and single grain whiskies from their own cask warehouse in Scotland.

For the limited edition Vellichor, Compass Box was able to rely on single malt from one of Scotland's most famous distilleries: Macallan. The malty, sweet, oily whisky is complemented by fruity, earthy components from Highland Park, a hint of coastal smoke from Caol Ila and heavy, leathery and dark fruity blend components from sherry casks. Composed in this way, the blended scotch rarity succeeds in recreating what it is named after: Vellichor, the unique atmosphere of antiquarian bookshops. Typically for Compass Box, the packaging also matches the contents. Vellichor is delivered in a gift box designed as a book.