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Compass Box releases the final expression in its Extinct Blends line.
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- Compass Box set out to recreate iconic whiskies from the mid-20th century with Celestial, the final expression in its Extinct Blends series.
- Using Ardbeg and Caol Ila malt whiskies, they created a smoky Scotch whiskey packed with tar and herbal notes, as well as flavors of ginger, vanilla, and baked apple.
- Celestial was inspired by bottlings produced in the 1950s and 1960s, recreating the peat and rich cask notes, gingerbread aromas, and fruity floral notes that were found in bottles of whiskey headed for America at the time.
Celestialis released as the fourth and final product of the limited-edition Extinct Blends series.
Celestial
Scotch whisky maker Compass Box completes its Extinct Blends series, which reimagines iconic whiskies from the mid-20th century, with Celestial.
The product uses malt whiskies from Ardbeg and Caol Ila to create a top-notch blend with tar and herbal notes. Its gorgeous flavors and maturity recreate a smoky Scotch whisky in the old style of the mid-20th century..
Celestial’s aroma brings forth heavy peat smoke. Behind this comes a richness of ginger, vanilla and baked apple notes. On the palate, it’s dry, with smoked oak, baked tropical fruit and grilled meat smokiness that makes the mouth happy.
This is according to James Saxon, recently appointed whisky-making director at Compass Box.
The rippling clouds on the label symbolize the complex peat notes in the whisky, while the cloudy landscape and night sky represent the ever-changing world of blended Scotch whisky.
While Compass Box doesn't mention the specific blend it’s trying to recreate with this product, it does offer some clues for those who want to.
Specifically, Celestial is inspired by bottlings produced in the 1950s and 1960s. The Compass Box team wanted to capture the peatiness, rich cask spice, ginger bread and floral fruit notes that one would find when opening a bottle of whisky that had been destined for the United States during that time period.
