Compass Box - Phenomenology 2017 Limited Edition
Price: $169.00
Producer | Compass Box |
Country | Scotland |
Style | Blended Scotch Whisky |
Sku | 01982 |
Compass Box Description
‘Phenomenology’ - Noun. An approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience.
Bottled at 46%. Not chill-filtered. Natural color.
We’d long been working on a blend of single malts that combines seemingly dissonant flavour profiles, but together creates something compelling. We landed on a recipe that elicited a surprising range of reactions and descriptions, each person taking away something different from the whisky.
Rather than try to settle on whose perceptions were ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, we were inspired by the phenomenological school of thought to consider how different people experience the same phenomenon.
Rather than referring to our tasting notes and description of the aromas and flavours of this whisky, we invite you to first experience it for yourself without preconception. Describe the ‘phenomena’ of this whisky yourself, in your own words and ideas. Your experience is your own, personal, subjective experience. Relish it.
Whisky Advocate: 94 Points
The nose has honey, caramelized apples, Pixy Stix, pears in cream, faint pepper, ground coriander, and salty driftwood. It’s teeth-coating with golden syrup sugariness, the silky texture meting out pears, apples, sweet barley notes, and crunchy spices, before a vanilla phase gives way to black pepper, licorice, and smoke. Mouth-numbing finish of long-active spices over vanilla.
-Jonny McCormick