Compass Box Opens “The Menagerie”

Compass Box Scotch Whiskymaker today announces the U.S. arrival of its latest limited edition Menagerie Blended Malt Whisky (46% ABV; $120 SRP; 7,741 bottles distributed globally), an exploration of Scotch whisky’s wilder side. Menagerie will be available at fine spirits retailers beginning in April.

With the Compass Box Whiskymakers continually striving to push boundaries, they were inspired to search out malts with a touch of the wild about them. Lead Whiskymaker James Saxon brought together this blend of single malts from four distilleries: Mortlach Distillery, Deanston Distillery, Laphroaig Distillery and Glen Elgin Distillery, combined with Compass Box’s Highland Malt Blend. The result: Underneath fruitiness or maltiness lurk subtly animalic notes, qualities either built in thanks to distillation, or gained from subsequent maturation.

According to Saxon: “Scotch whisky has a huge variety of flavor profiles – when whiskymaking, we pay attention to those parcels that deviate slightly from fruity, floral and spicy – ones that taste that little bit wilder than others. And it is these strange and beautiful creatures that we have brought together to create our Menagerie.”