CompassBoxOakCross(700mL)

<p>Highland blend with a clove and fruity character. </p><p>If you ever make your way through the dusky maze of pub paved streets in London, you may find yourself looking at a seemingly incongruous Scotch joint. Compass Box was founded in 2000, by Whisky visionary <em>John Glaser</em><em>,</em> in<em> London England</em>. After a go at the Wine industry, he took a shot at Whisky, working for Diageo. Compass Box is not a distillery, but a blender of fine Scottish Whiskies. Glaser combines the creme de la creme of casks from Islay and Speyside, to the Highlands.</p><p>The Compass Box crew are notorious for challenging the status quo, striving to push the boundaries of experimentation without sacrificing quality or taste.</p><p>Seemingly uninhibited by the formidable Scottish Whisky industry, Glaser brings a fresh perspective to the art of Whisky making, shifting paradigms… stickin’ it to the man. But this visionary Spirit comes at a price, let’s not forget, <em>Galileo </em>was convicted of heresy and persecuted.</p><p>In 2005, Compass Box had a tasty controversy on their hands; their <em>Spice Tree blended malt</em>. The release was a blended Whisky made using inner staves, or wooden slats inserted into the casks to enhance flavor. <em>Wine-makers</em> use this technique as a more economical way to add oak flavor wine.</p><p>Oak Cross is a <em>Highland blend </em>from their Signature Range of Compass Box with a clove and fruity character. It’s comprised of 60% fruity malt Whisky from the villages of <em>Brora</em>, 20% meaty malt Whisky from the village of <em>Carron</em>, and 20% fragrant malt Whisky from <em>Alness</em>. For the primary maturation stage, all of the Whiskies are aged in a variety of American oak and French casks. 60% of this blend is then re-casked in Glaser’s distinct hybrid casks.</p>