Compass Box Metropolis - The Extinct Blends Quartet

Born in 2000 from a passion for pushing boundaries, Compass Box spent over two decades proving that blending whisky is an art form — one worth getting excited about.

Compass Box Metropolis - The Extinct Blends Quartet

Bottles of Scotch whisky are time capsules. The Extinct Blends Quartet brings four of Compass Box's favourite lost blends back to life, using some of their rarest and most characterful whisky stocks.

Compass Box's third release in the Extinct Blends Quartet, Metropolis, steps into the throng of striving cities through the ages. Blended Scotch began in the metropolis, with blending vats in Glasgow and Edinburgh producing bottles for urban jungles around the world. This one includes malts from Aberlour, Miltonduff and Bowmore.

Vanilla arrives first on the nose, followed by a medley of different honeys. Fudge, apricot and pineapple lead to fresh fig. A rich and very complex palate with sultana, apricot again and hints of smoky woodiness. A long and sweet finish, with a pleasing weight.