Juveniles is the latest in a long line of excellent collaborations between whisky blender Compass Box and Paris wine bar Juveniles Bistrot à Vins. This blends whisky from Strathmill, Balmenach, Clynelish and Glendullan from refill hogsheads, re-charred hogsheads and both first-fill and refill sherry butts to create a zesty dram that balances crisp barley sugar and pear drop notes against rich vanilla and soft herbal notes. Perfect for dinner - chilled or over ice as an aperitif, or with cheese as the evening continues.
Compass Box was founded in 2000 by John Glaser, an American who had been a marketing director at Johnnie Walker. He set out to show that blended Scotch could be as interesting as single malt, and to push the industry...
