Compass Box Whisky Company

Status:
Bottlers not distillers

Established:
2000

Visitor Policy:
Not generally accessible

Tel:
+44 20 8995 0899

Address:
Compass Box Delicious Whisky Ltd,
24 Great King Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6QN
Scotland
United Kingdom

The Compass Box Whisky Company is a boutique Scotch whisky maker and blending company started in 2000 by John Glaser after leaving his job as the marketing director for Johnnie Walker.

London Office: Chiswick Studios, 9 Power Road, London, W4 5PY

They make

Compass Box Enlightenment

A release of 5,922 bottles in May 2016, this blended malt comprises 48.2% Clynelish malt aged in first fill American oak, 36.7% Glentauchers malt aged in first fill American oak,...

Compass Box The Entertainer

Created by Compass Box in 2013 for Selfridges as a homage to the store’s founder Gordon Selfridge, credited for revolutionising the retail experience and making shopping...

Compass Box Delilah's

Named after and inspired by Delilah’s in Chicago, voted ‘Best whisky bar in America’ many times, this blended whisky celebrates the bars 20th Anniversary and is designed to...

Compass Box The General

A blend of several casks of blended Scotch, blended at quite young ages, then put back into cask and left to age, a few casks being 33 years-old. Compass box acquired these casks...

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