Delos Blended Scotch Whisky CB The Extinct Blends Quartet (Compass Box)

Delos Blended Scotch Whisky CB The Extinct Blends Quartet (Compass Box) is a blended Scotch from Compass Box. It marries malt and grain whiskies, with grain from distilleries such as Cameronbridge. Cameronbridge, Scotland's largest grain distillery, lends a light, sweet, oily grain to such whiskies.

Grain lends a light, sweet frame while the malts bring depth. Ex-Bourbon casks held the grain, soft oak that drives the sweetness. The whiskies are married and rested before bottling. The maker selects casks for the sweetness and depth each lends. Grain whisky gives such blends a light, sweet, oily frame. A period of marrying lets the whiskies settle together. The result is a soft, sweet, oily Scotch with a creamy oak depth. Scotland's grain distilleries are the quiet backbone of its blends. Aged grain has become prized as a category in its own right. Aged grain such as Cameronbridge brings coconut, vanilla and a buttery oak to a blend.

At a hearty 49% it carries real weight. Coconut, vanilla, toffee and a soft oil run through it, with a creamy oak depth. Beneath it run coconut, vanilla and a soft oil. The close is soft, dessert sweet over oak. A characterful blended Scotch drawing on Scotch grain whisky.