Blended Malt Scotch Whisky Brûlée Royale CB (Compass Box)

Blended Malt Scotch Whisky Brûlée Royale CB (Compass Box) is a blended malt Scotch from Compass Box. It vats malts from several distilleries, Clynelish lending its waxy Highland texture. Clynelish is unpeated, its character built on texture, citrus and coast rather than smoke.

The Clynelish within gives a waxy, citrussy coastal note. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, the wood adding a light honeyed vanilla. A coastal maturation lends a faint brine to the oily, waxy malt. The cool, salt laden coastal air works into the maturing casks at Brora. Clynelish wax and a maritime salt run through the maturing spirit. Years in oak round the spirit, the citrus deepening to orange and tropical fruit. The waxy, oily spirit takes cask flavour well while keeping its citrus and coast. The famous wax is said to come from the build up in the distillery's feints receivers. The lost Brora distillery beside it, closed in 1983, was revived by Diageo in 2021.

At 49%, undiluted, it is deep and waxy. A waxy, oily texture runs through it, with citrus, honey and a coastal lift. A beeswax and a savoury edge give it depth. The finish is deep, waxy and maritime. A characterful blended malt Scotch.