Compass Box Art & Decadence Blended Scotch Whisky

Compass Box has announced its newest release, Art & Decadence, a limited-edition blended malt whisky.

Layered into the expression is malt whisky from the Linkwood Distillery, aged in Palo Cortado sherry-seasoned butts, and malt whisky from the Glen Moray Distillery, finished in Oloroso sherry-seasoned butts. Grain whisky from the now-closed Port Dundas Distillery adds “silk and gloss,” the company says. The end result is a nose of red apples, waxed wood and wine notes; creamy, with a licorice aroma; banana, toffee and custard blended with Sauternes, according to distillery notes.

The palate brings dried fruit — golden raisin, apricot — apple and plenty of vanilla; lasting flavors of dark chocolate shavings and fragrant oak.