In the 30 plus design projects we’ve worked on together, we typically provide a core idea and direction, but for this special project, we let Stranger & Stranger design what they liked. All I told them was we were working on a recipe incorporating some amazing one year old grain spirit we had used to season some experimental American oak barrels. We had been calling this one year old ‘sacrificial spirit’ because we didn’t know what it would be like after a year in these crazy new barrels. Turned out, it was amazing, filled with intense wood spice and exotic shades of vanilla character.
Filled with intense wood spice and exotic shades of vanilla character, the one-year-old spirit further enriches the ripely fruity malt whiskies at the core of the Stranger & Stranger Limited Edition.
You’ll find aromas and flavours in this Stranger spirit that remind you of custard and dark sugars, fresh apple and an appealing herbal character. It has a sweetness on the palate that will call you back to the glass.
We hope you’ll share and enjoy with friends and family this 'not- technically-a-Scotch' whisky in celebration of the ten-year collaboration between Compass Box and Stranger & Stranger.
