Blended Scotch Whisky, Extinct Blends Quartet, 'Ultramarine'

• Blended Scotch whisky from Compass Box; blended by lead whisky maker, James Saxon
• Flagship release from Compass Box’s Extinct Blends Quartet
• Crafted to evoke the luxury Scotch blends of the late 1980s and early 1990s
• 18.7% The Caol Ila Distillery single malt aged in ex-bourbon barrels
• 17.2% The Girvan Distillery single grain aged in first-fill bourbon barrels
• 15.6% The Glendullan Distillery single malt aged in a first-fill sherry seasoned butt
• 10.8% blended grain aged in ex-bourbon barrels
• 9% blended malt aged in a refill sherry butt
• 7.9% The Highland blended malt aged in heavy toast French oak
• 6% The Cameronbridge Distillery single grain aged in re-charred hogsheads
• 4.8% The Speyburn single malt aged in refill hogsheads
• 4.2% The Glen Ord Distillery single malt aged in a first-fill sherry butt
• 3.9% blended Scotch aged in a refill sherry butt
• 1.9% The Miltonduff Distillery single malt aged in re-charred hogsheads
• The nose delivers toffee, Chantily cream, and honey over pronounced, well-integrated peat smoke which transitions to a palate showcasing clove, ginger, dried mango, and vanilla custard with cocoa powder and raisin on the finish
• Non-chill filtered with no added coloring; 51% ABV
• Limited Release of 5,430 bottles

Compass Box’s Extinct Blends Quartet reimagines four blended Scotches which would otherwise be lost to the past using some of their rarest and most idiosyncratic whisky stocks. The first of four releases, Ultramarine draws inspiration from the sherry and cigar box profiles of the iconic luxury blended Scotch bottlings of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Tasting Notes

Ultramarine is a limited-edition blended Scotch whisky produced by Compass Box, blended by lead whisky maker, James Saxon. The flagship release from the Extinct Blends Quartet—Compass Box’s reimagining of four blended Scotches which would otherwise be lost to the past using some of their rarest and most idiosyncratic whisky stocks—Ultramarine draws inspiration from the sherry and cigar box profiles of the iconic luxury blended Scotch bottlings of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Powerfully flavorsome and impressively textural, this release relies on mature malts from the Caol Ila and Glendullan distilleries, aged grain whisky from the Cameronbridge and Girvan distilleries, and a medley of pre-blended stocks. The nose delivers toffee, Chantily cream, and honey over pronounced, well-integrated peat smoke which transitions to a palate showcasing clove, ginger, dried mango, and vanilla custard with cocoa powder and raisin on the finish. Non-chill filtered with no added coloring; 51% ABV. Limited release of only 5,430 bottles.

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