Compass Box

Secrets Of Smoke 2025

52% ABV • Whisky • 700ml • 6 In Stock

Blended Malt Whisky from Scotland

$319.04 + tax and deposit

$303.09 for Whisky Folk Members

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PRODUCER
Compass Box

BOTTLER
Blended Whisky by Compass Box

AGE
Unknown Years Aged

CASK TYPE
Various - including Ex-Sherry, Ex-Marsala and Ex-Red Wine

RELEASE
Standard Limited Edition Release Of 9792 Bottles

CHILL-FILTRATION
No

ADDED COLOUR
No

PEAT SMOKED
Yes

From The Official Website

What if we told you that peated Scotch whiskies aren’t all they seem? We have long believed there was more to the story than smoke alone. A hint of honey, a flash of fruit – there have been signs of sweeter delights hiding in plain sight beneath the sootiness.

Wine casks release the unexpected sweetness at the core of peated whiskies, enhancing toffee apple qualities of malt whisky from the Caol Ila Distillery. You’ll find bright cherry notes tempted out by refill red wine casks containing The Peat Monster, alongside blueberry flapjack flavours in whisky from the Laphroaig Distillery finished in Marsala barriques.

Contains Laphroaig, Bowmore, Caol Ila, & Ardmore single malts.

From The Official Website

What if we told you that peated Scotch whiskies aren’t all they seem? We have long believed there was more to the story than smoke alone. A hint of honey, a flash of fruit – there have been signs of sweeter delights hiding in plain sight beneath the sootiness.

Wine casks release the unexpected sweetness at the core of peated whiskies, enhancing toffee apple qualities of malt whisky from the Caol Ila Distillery. You’ll find bright cherry notes tempted out by refill red wine casks containing The Peat Monster, alongside blueberry flapjack flavours in whisky from the Laphroaig Distillery finished in Marsala barriques.

Contains Laphroaig, Bowmore, Caol Ila, & Ardmore single malts.

Discover Compass Box

Compass Box

Tucked away in London’s Richmond district, Compass Box operates not as a distillery, but as a whisky maker in the truest creative sense. Founded in 2000 by John Glaser, a former marketing director at Johnnie Walker, the company set out to elevate the art of blending. Drawing on single malts and grains from across Scotland, Compass Box works in a modest blending room far from Speyside or Islay, yet its output has become a beacon for drinkers seeking transparency, precision, and imagination.

From the beginning, the ethos has been one of openness. Recipes are published in detail, with distillery names, cask types, and proportions made available for those who wish to explore further. This stance has, at times, clashed with regulatory bodies, but it helped pave the way for broader acceptance of disclosure within the industry. Today, their core range includes Orchard House, Peat Monster, Nectarosity, and Crimson Cask, each built to highlight particular facets of Scotch whisky character. The approach is not to blend for anonymity, but to blend for identity.

Alongside these mainstays, Compass Box is perhaps best known for its limited editions, many of which have earned cult status. Hedonism was their first release, a grain whisky unlike any seen before, defined by soft vanilla, coconut, and spiced cream. Flaming Heart offers a darker mood, combining smoky malt with rich oak and warming spice. These releases, and others like them, are united not by a fixed formula but by a deep respect for flavour, structure, and storytelling. Compass Box may not own stills, but its vision has helped reshape how whisky can be imagined and enjoyed.

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