Compass Box Hedonism The Muse 53.3% NAS

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Serge Valentin (85)

This one’s brand new, and contains Invergordon, North British, Strathclyde, Port Dundas, and some ‘unknown blended grain’, which may make this baby a ‘blended blended grain’. Joking… As usual, the label is quite wonderful, right between Mucha and Fornasetti. S&S stroke again, I suppose. Colour: gold. Nose: the expected warm vanilla and grated coconut, but with rather more fresh fruits than usual, such as melons and peaches, plus a few floral touches, between buttercups and dandelions. Very little varnish, but ‘ideas’ of bourbon, which may come from the North British inside (where they used to distil maize/corn). With water: a little more towards sawdust. Cut flowers. Mouth (neat): a grain that’s got more texture and flavours than many others. Starts with the usual fudge and marshmallows, a little sunflower oil, and would rather go one with buttered popcorn and butterscotch. With water: fruitiness up. Touches of hops, cider apples, and orange-flavoured marzipan. Perhaps Mozart Kugeln? Finish: medium, relatively fresh. A little fresh oak in the aftertaste, oranges. Comments: rather wheat, not chaff, even if this is not my preferred style of whisky. Sorry if I’m rambling.