Compass Box: Great King Street Artist Blend The Party Source Pick
Cask Type: Sherry Marrying Cask
Married: 10 Jan 2017
Bottled: 16 July 2018
This is a single cask offering from Compass Box, who married their artist blend into a sherry cask for slightly under a year and a half. This barrel was picked by The Party Source in Northern Kentucky, lets see how it stands up!
ABV: 49%
Nose: Cereals, Honeycomb, Plums, Grapes, nutmeg, toffee, vanilla
Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Honeycomb, Cereals, tart blueberries, toffee, nutmeg, allspice,
Finish: Honey, Plums, Vanilla, Toffee, pepper, allspice, and nutmeg.
Rating: 7/10
I’ve enjoyed this bottle (as you can see from the empty one). The sweetness is well balanced with some tartness and Sulphur hints and the sherry marrying gives it a nice balance of flavors. This punches well above its weight and price for me.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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