Dried fruit, raisins, stewed apple, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, gentle peat smoke, smoked sea salt, honey — smoky and complex for a blend
Smoky and woody — pear sweetness, cookie spice, salt, oily mouthfeel, sherried fruitcake richness meets Islay maritime peat
Spicy, lingering, buttery warmth — the Islay component making this blend genuinely special
Compass Box Glasgow Blend — Glaser's peated blend. 67% malt + 33% grain. Islay peat in a £32 blend. The Whiskey Jug: 85/100.
Smoky raisin nose. Woody, peaty palate with pear and fruitcake. Spicy, buttery finish. Puts big-name blends to shame.
Glasgow Blend earns a 7.5 — exceptional value at £32 for a peated blend. The Islay component transforms what could be ordinary into something genuinely special. Glaser's genius at the accessible end.
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