Maker: Compass Box, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Age: NAS
ABV: 43%
Appearance: Golden straw, with long elegant legs.
Nose: Classic Scotch blend nose. Toffee, butterscotch candy, lemongrass.
On the palate: Full-bodied and creamy. A little heat, then rich taffy, toffee and assorted hard candies with a soft kiss of peat and a hint of ginger.
Finish: Luxurious finish. The ginger races to the front in the finish, complemented by the peat and the heat. Wonderful.
Parting Words: After my disappointment with White Horse, I wasn’t expecting any more than a pleasant, refreshing dram from this. But now, unfortunately, my expectations of blended Scotch have been raised again. Great King Street is refreshing and easy drinking, as a blend should be, but also complex and interesting. Great King street is put out by American-born John Glaser’s Compass Box Co., creator of a series of great blended malts including the Peat Monster, Eleuthera, Flaming Heart and many, many more. Great King Street is highly recommended.
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